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Yakama
noun Yak·a·ma \ˈya-kə-ˌmȯ\
plural Yakama or Yakamas or Yakima or Yakimas
Definition of YAKAMA
1
: a member of a group of Sahaptin peoples of the lower Yakima River valley, south central Washington
2
: the language of the Yakama people
Variants of YAKAMA
Yak·a·ma or Yak·i·ma \ˈya-kə-ˌmȯ\
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Origin of YAKAMA
earlier Eyakima, the Yakima River, Yakamas, perhaps from Sahaptin iyakíma, literally, pregnant ones
First Known Use: 1838
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