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Yokuts

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Yo·kuts  (ykts)
n. pl. Yokuts
1.
a. A group of Native American peoples formerly inhabiting the southern San Joaquin Valley and adjacent foothills of the Sierra Nevada, with present-day descendants in the same area.
b. A member of this group.
2. Any or all of the languages of the Yokuts peoples.
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Noun1.Yokuts - a Penutian language spoken by the Yokuts in the San Joaquin Valley
Mariposan
Penutian - a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California
2.Yokuts - a member of the North American Indian people of the San Joaquin Valley
Penutian - a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages
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