Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a group of Native American peoples formerly inhabiting the southern San Joaquin Valley and adjacent foothills of the Sierra Nevada, with present-day populations in the same area.
- noun Any or all of the languages of the Yokuts peoples.
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- noun a Penutian language spoken by the Yokuts in the San Joaquin Valley
- noun a member of the North American Indian people of the San Joaquin Valley
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Examples
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Tempe belongs to the Yanduchi tribe which is part of the Yokuts.
On Writing About a Culture I'm Not Really a Part Of | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008
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Ethnographic accounts of the Yokuts describe these as markers commemorating the completion of a “coming of age” ceremony for young women.
Archive 2005-10-01 2005
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Ethnographic accounts of the Yokuts describe these as markers commemorating the completion of a “coming of age” ceremony for young women.
Cupules and Geophagy 2005
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In another Indian language, Yokuts, 18 vocalic modifications affect both noun and verb forms.
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At San Carlos the principal band was the Runsen, of which a remnant still exists, and at Soledad were Chalone, besides others of Esselen, Salinan, and Yokuts lineage.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Although outside of the mission territory proper, the Yokuts area was
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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The clan system is held by most investigators to have been entirely wanting, although Merriam claims to have found evidence of it among the Miwok and Yokuts.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Besides those native to the region, there were also Yokuts from the east and Chumash from the south in the same missions.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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* Development and growth of sports complexes (Aera baseball park, Yokuts Park and the developing Mesa Marin project).
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I've been jogging around Yokuts Park the past few weeks, and it's become evident to me that people with babies who frequent the place are so distracted by their little bundles of joy that, as they're leaving, they conveniently fail to notice the little bundles of poop that come with the deal.
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