Yana (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in northern California.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Hypernyms

• Hoka

Meaning ²

The Yanan language spoken by the Yana.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

• The Yana language was traditionally spoken by the Yana people in Northern California.
• The Yana language is considered an isolate, meaning it is not related to any other known language.
• The Yana language was first documented by linguist Edward Sapir in the early 20th century.
• The Yana language has four distinct dialects, each spoken by a different subgroup of the Yana people.
• The Yana language is considered an endangered language, with only a few fluent speakers remaining.