variants:
or Yakima
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
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The first known use of Yakama was in 1838
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