Yana

UK/ˈjɑː.nə/ rare

noun

a member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California

the Yanan language spoken by the Yana people

Origin

Cognate to English Jane, ultimately from Hebrew, feminine form of Ioannes ( =John).

Related words

Word family

Yanan

Broader terms

Yanan
Hokan

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noun
singular	yana
plural	yana, yanas