SINCE 1828
Yakama
noun
Yak·a·ma
| \ ˈya-kə-ˌmȯ
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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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