Yami

[ yah-mee ]

noun

plural Yamis, (especially collectively) Yami

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

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yami¹

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

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

But recently Yami returned to education - as a lecturer at a London conservatoire.

From BBC

The arena was set, Yami "Rowdy" Lofvenberg entered the battle.

From BBC

"It was an old-fashioned school and because they only produced elite children, there was a shame over me, there was a shame that I couldn't understand things," says Yami.

From BBC