Yokuts

American  

[yoh-kuhts] / ˈyoʊ kʌts /

noun

plural

Yokuts

1. a member of a North American Indian group of small tribes speaking related dialects and occupying the San Joaquin Valley of California and the adjoining eastern foothill regions. Nearly all the Valley Yokuts are extinct; some foothill groups remain.

2. a Penutian family of languages spoken by the Yokuts.

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Example Sentences

The measure does not specifically address Yokuts Valley — and some people in the county argue the town’s name never changed because the federal government had no right to intervene.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024

Delia “Dee” Dominguez, a leader of the Yowlumne Yokuts tribe, said she is elated about the ruling.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Two other newly named places are the California Central Valley communities of Loybas Hill, which translates to “Young Lady,” proposed by the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians; and Yokuts Valley.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2023

But unlike other Yokuts tribes that are recognized by the federal government, the Wukchumni don’t have federal status and lack resources for cultural preservation.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021

Hence the inhabitants may have been either Miwok or Yokuts.

From Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 by Cook, Sherburne Friend