Yahgan
noun
a member of an Indian people of the southern coast of Tierra del Fuego and adjacent islands.
Yahgans
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pluralof Yahgan.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The missionaries tell about Yahgans killing birds afloat at a distance of two hundred yards.
From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by John R. Spears
How great a mistake was thus made in the case of the Yahgans has already been shown.
From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by John R. Spears
In times of sickness or of wounds, the Yahgans gathered about an afflicted one and with rude incantations strove to save the ebbing life until the spirit had gone forever.
From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by John R. Spears
Some of the Yahgans even learned to use these Ona weapons, but they never adopted them.
From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by John R. Spears
I saw a score of Yahgans, and all to whom I spoke told me they were Christians and that other Yahgans were Christians.
From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by John R. Spears
