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Yahi

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: Y AA1 HH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The southernmost portion of the Yana people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, plural, plural-only

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2

noun

Meaning 2

the Yanan language spoken by the Yahi

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Yanan

3

noun

Meaning 3

a member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in northern California

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Hokan, Hoka

History

Etymology

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