Yakama

noun Yak·a·ma \ˈya-kə-ˌmȯ\

plural Yakama or Yakamas or Yakima or Yakimas

Definition of YAKAMA

: a member of a group of Sahaptin peoples of the lower Yakima River valley, south central Washington

: the language of the Yakama people

Yak·a·ma or Yak·i·ma \ˈya-kə-ˌmȯ\

earlier Eyakima, the Yakima River, Yakamas, perhaps from Sahaptin iyakíma, literally, pregnant ones

First Known Use: 1838

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