Yaquis

Variant of Yaqui

Yaqui definition

Ya·qui (yä′kē)

noun

  1. pl. Yaquis -·quis or Yaqui -·qui a member of a North American Indian people living in Sonora, Mexico
  2. the Uto-Aztecan language of this people

Etymology: Sp < Yaqui hiyak, pl. hiyakim, a self-designation < name of a river in Yaqui territory

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