Yami

American  

[yah-mee] / ˈyɑ mi /

noun

Yamis plural

1. a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.

2. the Austronesian language of the Yami.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Yami or their language.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Yami
  plural
• Yamis
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Yami

First recorded in 1910–15; from Yami: literally, “people of the north wind,” equivalent to i- locative prefix + ami “north (wind),” i.e., north of the Ivatan and Itbayat peoples, their closest associates

Example Sentences

Then, starting in the late 19th century, Taiwan, including Lanyu, came under the control of Japanese colonists, who began to study the Tao, whom they called the Yami, as ethnographic subjects.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2023

In a statement posted on Twitter, NAAS, an opposition grouping founded by Saudis living mostly in exile, said Yami was “assassinated in suspicious circumstances” on Saturday.

From Reuters • Jul. 10, 2022

Then, when she was 15, a friend asked Yami if she would go to an open day at the Stockholm Danscenter.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2021

Yami competed in London's hip-hop battling scene between 2002-2010, after moving to the UK from Sweden.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2021

Yama and his sister Yami were the first human pair.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander