Nottoway
/ˈnɒtəweɪ/(also Nottaway) Now historical
adjective
1Of, relating to, or designating a North American Indian people formerly inhabiting the area on the banks of the Nottoway River in southern Virginia.
2Of or designating the Northern Iroquoian language formerly spoken by the Nottoway people.
noun
The Northern Iroquoian language formerly spoken by the Nottoway people.
Origin
Mid 17th century. From Virginia Algonquian, ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *na·towe·wa Northern Iroquoian (apparently related to *-a·towe·- to speak a foreign language); compare Miami–Illinois naatowia Huron, Wyandot, (later) Iroquois, Ojibwa na·towe· Wyandot, Iroquois, Menominee na:tawɛw Iroquois, Cree na:towe:w Iroquois.