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Atsugewi language

Atsugewi language

9.9
A Native American language once spoken by the Atsugewi people in northeastern California
  • noun
  • Specialized
: idioma atsugewi
  • The Atsugewi language belongs to the Shastan language family of northeastern California.

Examples

  • Linguists have compiled dictionaries and recordings to preserve the Atsugewi language.

  • Only a handful of elders still remembered the Atsugewi language before it became extinct.

  • The Atsugewi language is part of the Hokan language family.

  • The Atsugewi language was spoken in northeastern California.

  • Linguists have compiled dictionaries and recordings to preserve the Atsugewi language.

  • Only a handful of elders still remembered the Atsugewi language before it became extinct.

  • The Atsugewi language belongs to the Shastan language family of northeastern California.

Synonyms

Atsugewi
vsAtsugewi language
9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Atsugewi people in northeastern California

is a general Native American language term noting it was spoken in the past

Surface Forms

Atsugewi language singular
Atsugewi languages plural

Morphology

Atsugewi + language

This phrase is fully compositional: 'Atsugewi' names a people/group and 'language' denotes the system they speak, so 'Atsugewi language' straightforwardly means the language of the Atsugewi people. The structure (group name + language) is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Atsugewi language comes from the name of the people called Atsugewi who lived in northeastern California. It simply means the language those people used to speak.