Ishi
[ˈiːʃi]Meaning
an adopted name meaning "man" in the Yana language
Background Story
Ishi is an adopted name meaning "man" in the Yana language. The anthropologist Alfred Kroeber gave it to the last known member of the Yahi people, because Yahi tradition demanded that a person not speak his own name until formally introduced by another Yahi.
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