Yami

American  

[yah-mee] / ˈyɑ mi /

noun

plural

Yamis,

plural

Yami

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.

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

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

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2021

Yami compares her performance persona to that of Beyonce's confident alter ego, Sasha Fierce.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2021

In the Yajur Veda Yami is wife and sister both.

From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn