Yami is also an alternate name for the Tao tribe of Taiwanese aborigines.
In Vedic beliefs, Yami is the first woman, along with her twin brother, Yama. The Rig Veda, in the tenth Mandala, contains a hymn in which they sing to each other. They were children of Surya.
In Hinduism, Yami is a mother goddess, daughter of Vivasvat and Saranya.
In Tibetan beliefs, she is a goddess of death
In Japanese Yami means darkness.