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Yana

Yana

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The language once spoken by a Native American people in northern California
  • noun
  • /ˈjɑːnə/
: Yana
  • Few people today are able to speak Yana fluently, as the language is considered extinct.

Examples

  • Linguists have studied old recordings and notes to reconstruct Yana grammar and vocabulary.

  • The Yana language provides insights into the culture and traditions of the Yana people.

  • The Yana language is no longer spoken today.

  • Many linguists study the Yana language to understand its structure.

  • Linguists have studied old recordings and notes to reconstruct Yana grammar and vocabulary.

  • The Yana language provides insights into the culture and traditions of the Yana people.

  • Few people today are able to speak Yana fluently, as the language is considered extinct.

Synonyms

Yana language
vsYana
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An extinct Native American language once spoken by the Yana people in Northern California

is the same meaning but used as the proper name rather than a descriptive label

Compounds

Yana language
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An extinct Native American language once spoken by the Yana people in Northern California

Surface Forms

Yana singular
Yanas plural

Etymology

Yana was also the name of the language spoken by that same group, so the word came to mean their language as well, which is why we call their now no longer spoken tongue 'Yana'.