Editing Yakama (section)

==Etymology==
Scholars disagree on the origins of the name Yakama. The [[Sahaptin]] words, ''E-yak-ma,'' means "a growing family", and ''iyakima,'' means "pregnant ones". Other scholars note the word, ''yákama,'' which means "black bear," or ''ya-ki-ná,'' which means "runaway".<ref name=UXL>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140611061726/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3048800075.html "Yakama," ''U*X*L Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes'', U*X*L. 2008. ]</ref>

They have also been referred to as the ''Waptailnsim,'' "people of the narrow river," and ''Pa'kiut'lĕma,'' "people of the gap," which describes the tribe's location along the [[Yakima River]].<ref name=UXL /> The Yakama identify as the ''Mamachatpam.''<ref name=UXL />