Huchnom

noun

Huch·​nom

ˈhüchnəm

plural Huchnom or Huchnoms

1

a

: an Indian people of the Eel river valley in northwestern California

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Yuki dialect of the Huchnom people

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Etymology

Yuki

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