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Subject: Re: Taos
Author: Elle   (Authenticated as Elle.W)
Date: January 18, 2011 at 5:17:19 PM
Reply to: Re: Taos by bettie
Taos is named after the Taos language, a language of the Kiowa-Tanoan language family spoken by people within Taos Pueblo.

The town's name is derived from the Taos word tə̂o, meaning "village".

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