Yokuts

noun

Yo·​kuts

ˈyō(ˌ)kəts

plural Yokuts

1

a

: an Indian people of the San Joaquin Valley and adjacent Sierra Nevada slopes, California

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Mariposan language of the Yokuts people

3

: mariposan

Word History

Etymology

Yokuts, people

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