ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

North America · ISO 639-3 tow · Glottocode jeme1245

Towa

Towa's reference point lies in North America; Glottolog gives the status shifting, while CLDR suggests Latin.

Language family
Kiowa-Tanoan
Likely script
Latin (Latn)
Source status
shifting
Macroarea
North America
Source country codes
US
Reference point
35.599, -106.766

Open research question

How far does the classification of Towa in the Kiowa-Tanoan family reach, and which comparative data might reveal internal diversity or alternative analyses?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.