Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Of or pertaining to the Yana people of California or their language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
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name
Synonym of Yana (“extinct language of the Yana people”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Synonyms: Yana
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name
Alternative form of Yan'an.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Synonym of Yana (“(member of) a particular North American Indian people”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Synonyms: Yana
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noun
a language group of the Hokan family
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Hokan, Hoka
Narrower terms: Yahi, Yana
History
From Yana + -an.
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of 延安 (Yán'ān), without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號/隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)).
Across languages
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