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Alabama language

Alabama language

9.9
A language spoken by the Alabama people in the southeastern United States
  • noun
  • /ˌæləˈbæmə ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
translation icon : idioma Alabama
  • Few people today speak the Alabama language fluently.

Examples

  • The preservation of the Alabama language is important for cultural heritage.

  • Linguists have documented traditional stories in the Alabama language.

  • The Alabama language is rich in history.

  • Wow! The Alabama language has such a unique structure!

  • Linguists have documented traditional stories in the Alabama language.

  • Few people today speak the Alabama language fluently.

  • The preservation of the Alabama language is important for cultural heritage.

Synonyms

Alabama
vsAlabama language
9.9

A Native American language traditionally spoken by a tribe from the southeastern United States

is the longer more explicit phrase form of the same name

Surface Forms

Alabama language singular
Alabama languages plural

Morphology

Alabama + language

The phrase 'Alabama language' is a straightforward composition of the proper name 'Alabama' (denoting the people/place) and 'language', meaning the language associated with that group. The 'X language' pattern is cross-linguistically common and a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer this meaning.

Etymology

Alabama language is named after the Alabama people; one popular story says their name came from a native word meaning 'vegetation gatherers' who cleared brush for fields. So Alabama language simply means the language spoken by that group today.