Yuki

noun

Yu·​ki

ˈyükē

plural Yuki or Yukis

1

a

: an Indian people of the Eel river valley and adjacent Pacific coast, northwestern California

b

: a member of such people

2

a

: a Yukian language of the Yuki and Huchnom peoples

b

: yukian

Word History

Etymology

Wintun, literally, stranger, enemy

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