Yana: Meaning and Definition of
Ya•na
Pronunciation: (yä'nu), [key]
— pl. -nas, -na
- a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
- the now extinct Hokan language of the Yana, best known for a systematic differentiation between men's and women's speech.
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