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🪶 A Native American group 🗣️ An extinct language
Yahi

Yahi

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A Native American language once spoken by the Yahi people in northern California that is now extinct
  • noun
: idioma Yahi
  • Few records of the Yahi language survived after the last speakers passed away.

Examples

  • Linguists have studied Yahi to understand more about California's indigenous languages.

  • He presented a paper on the comparative grammar of Yahi and other Yanan languages.

  • The Yahi language was once spoken in California.

  • Many linguists study the Yahi language to learn about its structure.

  • Linguists have studied Yahi to understand more about California's indigenous languages.

  • He presented a paper on the comparative grammar of Yahi and other Yanan languages.

  • Few records of the Yahi language survived after the last speakers passed away.

Synonyms

Yahi language
vsYahi
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A language formerly spoken by the Yahi people in north-central California

is the now extinct member of a larger regional language family

Compounds

Yahi language
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A language formerly spoken by the Yahi people in north-central California

Surface Forms

Yahi singular
Yahis plural

Etymology

Yahi also names the language the Yahi people spoke, so calling it Yahi simply means 'the speech of the Yahi people' and helps you remember it is the language of that group.