Assyrian language
- noun
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lengua asiria
- At the community center she teaches children to read and write the Assyrian language.
Examples
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Linguists documented differences between dialects of the Assyrian language in villages across northern Iraq.
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Many parents speak Assyrian language at home to preserve their cultural identity across generations.
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Many people in Iraq speak the Assyrian language.
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The Assyrian language has several dialects.
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Many parents speak Assyrian language at home to preserve their cultural identity across generations.
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Linguists documented differences between dialects of the Assyrian language in villages across northern Iraq.
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At the community center she teaches children to read and write the Assyrian language.
Synonyms
A modern language still spoken by people in parts of northern Iraq and nearby countries
A modern form of Aramaic spoken by Assyrian people in northern Iraq and nearby areas
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'Assyrian language' is directly compositional: 'Assyrian' (the ethnic/language name) combined with 'language' yields the language spoken by Assyrians. This demonym/adjective + 'language' pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows a transparent naming convention that a B1 learner knowing both words would readily understand.
Etymology
Assyrian language is also the name used for the modern speech many Assyrian families keep alive at home and in community places. Because parents and local schools pass the words and songs to children, the term now means a group of living dialects 'spoken today' by Assyrian people.
