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Yahi

noun
Ya·​hi | \ ˈyähē\
plural Yahi or Yahis

Definition of Yahi

1a : an extinct Indian people of the Pitt river valley in northern California
b : a member of such people
2 : a Yanan language of the Yahi people

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