variants or Yakima
plural Yakama or Yakamas or Yakima or Yakimas
1
: a member of a group of Sahaptin peoples of the lower Yakima River valley, south central Washington
2
: the language of the Yakama people

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Aja DeCoteau is a citizen of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and is the executive director of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 Washington: Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

earlier Eyakima, the Yakima River, Yakamas, perhaps from Sahaptin iyakíma, literally, pregnant ones

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Yakama was in 1838

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“Yakama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yakama. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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