Yomuds. See [TURKOMANS].
Yorubas. A group of Sudanese Negro races inhabiting the eastern half of the Slave Coast district, and united by a common Yoruba language, though much broken up by political feuds. They are peacefully disposed, industrious, and friendly to strangers. Their main pursuit is agriculture, but they also practise many industries; they are the best architects in Africa. Their chief tribes are those of Egba, Jebu, Oworo, Ondo, Ife, and Oyo. Abeokuta, the Egba capital, owes its fame to the success with which it held out as a city of refuge against the slave-hunters of Dahomey and Ibadan.
Yukaghirs. A nomadic tribe of north-east Siberia, probably identical with the [Tunguses] (q.v.).
Yumas. See [OPATA-PIMA].
Yuruks. A nomadic Turki race in the Konia vilayet of Turkey-in-Asia.
Yusufzais. See [AFGHANS].
Zambos. See [SAMBOS].
Zaparos. South American Indians, on the Upper Napo in Peru.
Zapotecs. Central American Indians of Oajaca in Mexico.
Zendals, Zotzils. See [MAYA-QUICHÉ].