Yanan or Nozi, Lassen Butte and Round Mountain. Pujunan or Maidu, east bank of Sacramento river.
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Yanan
Synonyms for "yanan" (2 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
yana language
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: yana, yana language.
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Synonym selection checklist
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When not to replace "yanan"
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Replacement workflow
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Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Sixthly, the Editor of the Baptist Mission Review, commenting on the last theory, suggests a probable connection between the Yánádis of Southern India and the Yanans of North California. The latter are a North American tribe, who differ from the other Indian tribes of California in physique and language, and who, according to tradition, went from the far east to California. […] Nor is there any similarity between them and the Yanans.
Source: wiktionary
The Yanans of northern California are among the latest of the Amerinds to be connected with the peoples of southern Asia by would-be ethnologists. In his account of the Yánádis of Nellore in the “Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum” (1901, iv. 88), Mr. T. Ranga Rao observes that “the editor of the ‘Baptist Mission Review’ . . . suggests a probable connection between the Yánádis of southern India and the Yanans of north California.”
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Based on this tradition, a foolish suggestion has been made that the Yenadis are negritos from the Malay Peninsula or Africa or Australia who were ship-wrecked on these shores. Even a connexion with the Yanans of North California has been suggested!
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "yanan"?
Closest matches include yana, yana language.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "yanan"?
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