Cayugas


Ca·yu·ga

C0178100 (kā-yo͞o′gə, kī-)n. pl. Cayuga or Ca·yu·gas 1. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting the shores of Cayuga Lake in west-central New York, with present-day populations in Ontario, western New York, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma. The Cayuga are one of the five original tribes of the Iroquois confederacy.2. The Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga.