Yana
Americannoun
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a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
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the now extinct Hokan language of the Yana, best known for a systematic differentiation between men's and women's speech.
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But that is triple current domestic demand, according to Wood Mackenzie analyst Yana Hryshko.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
Power outages also cut off heat and water supplies and Yana says those still connected to the grid have offered strangers the chance to wash or take a shower.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
A breakthrough came when Yana unearthed correspondence between the museum and an art dealer at the time of the sale.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
He hired an experienced investigator, Yana Slavova, to find out what exactly had been stolen, how it had changed hands, and where it was today.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
It’s like I’m an extraterrestrial who landed in Yana Urku from another planet.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
At the present day the Wintus, and the few Yanas that are left, go down the valley and labor during the season in hop-fields and vineyards.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah
The Yanas were distinguished beyond others for readiness to earn money.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah
In distinction to these people was a small number of settlers who lived among the Yanas in friendship, and hired them to work on land.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah
I told them to bring their people together, and invite also the Yanas, who had suffered more than all other people of that region, and then explain to me what was needed.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah
This myth and all that follow it belong to the Yanas, a nation of Indians described in the notes.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah
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