ˈyänə noun
( plural yana or yanas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Yana, person
1.
a. : an extinct Indian people of the Pitt river valley of northern California
b. : a member of such people
2. : a Yanan language of the Yana people
ˈyänə noun
( plural yana or yanas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Yana, person
1.
a. : an extinct Indian people of the Pitt river valley of northern California
b. : a member of such people
2. : a Yanan language of the Yana people
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012