Yakama
Americannoun
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a member of a North American Indian people of Washington State.
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the dialect of the Sahaptin language spoken by the Yakama.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Yakama
First recorded in 1850–55 as Yackimas (plural); origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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The state, multiple Hanford watchdog groups and the Yakama Nation opposed the change that would give DOE expanded authority over classifying waste.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024
The investigation crossed into Yakima, Spokane and Walla Walla counties, and the Yakama Reservation.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024
The map approved Friday “fits the bill” because it keeps Yakama lands “pretty much all” in the 14th District, Yakama Nation Tribal Council Chairman Gerald Lewis said in an interview.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024
It’s spoken by the Yakama people in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024
Mr. Anderson derives it from the Cree word moostoos, a buffalo, and supposes it to have been imported by the Canadians; but Father Pandosy makes musmus Yakama.
From Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by Gibbs, George
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