Yahi

noun

Ya·​hi

ˈyähē

plural Yahi or Yahis

1

a

: an extinct Indian people of the Pitt river valley in northern California

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Yanan language of the Yahi people

Word History

Etymology

Yahi, person

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