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🧑 A Japanese name 🌄 A Native American group
Yuki

Yuki

9.9
A Native American people of northern California or their language
  • proper noun
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  • Many scholars are studying the Yuki to preserve their history and traditions.

Examples

  • Where do you come from, Yuki?

    47 Ronin (2013)

  • The Yuki people have a rich cultural heritage that includes unique storytelling traditions.

  • The Yuki language is one of the indigenous languages spoken in northern California.

Surface Forms

Yuki main

Etymology

Yuki also names a Native American people in northern California and the language they speak, and this use comes from the people's own name or local place names. That's why Yuki refers today to that group of people or to their language.