Yami

American  

[yah-mee] / ˈjɑ mi /

noun

• Yamis,
  plural
• Yami
  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

Noun Inflected Forms

• Yami
  plural
• Yamis
  plural

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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

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Example Sentences

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Yami

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

This year Yami started lecturing in hip hop at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.

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

D'HERVEY-SAINT-DENYS, L., on the Yami, or imperial race of the Chinese.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Charles Darwin

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