Yahi (Noun)
Meaning 1
The Yanan language spoken by the Yahi.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Meaning 2
A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in northern California.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Yahi were a subgroup of the Yana people, who traditionally resided in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains in northern California.
- The last known Yahi, Ishi, was discovered in 1911 and became a celebrity of sorts, with many people fascinated by his primitive way of life.
- The Yahi were skilled hunters and gatherers, using tools made from stone and wood to survive in the rugged terrain of northern California.
- The Yahi language is now extinct, but linguists have been able to reconstruct some of its features from the recordings made by Ishi.
- The Yahi were one of the many Native American groups that were decimated by the arrival of European settlers, who brought diseases and violence to the region.