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Cahita language

Cahita language

9.9
A language spoken by the Cahita people in northwest Mexico
  • noun
: idioma cahita
  • The preservation of the Cahita language is important for the identity of the Cahita people.

Examples

  • Linguists have studied the Cahita language to understand the cultural history of the region.

  • Many words in Spanish spoken in Sinaloa are borrowed from the Cahita language.

  • The Cahita language is rich in history.

  • Many people are learning the Cahita language today.

  • Linguists have studied the Cahita language to understand the cultural history of the region.

  • Many words in Spanish spoken in Sinaloa are borrowed from the Cahita language.

  • The preservation of the Cahita language is important for the identity of the Cahita people.

Synonyms

Cahita
vsCahita language
9.9

A language spoken by a native people in northwestern Mexico

is identical in meaning but uses the fuller phrase adding the word language

Surface Forms

Cahita language singular
Cahita languages plural

Morphology

Cahita + language

The noun phrase 'Cahita language' is directly compositional: the proper name 'Cahita' plus 'language' yields 'the language spoken by the Cahita people,' which a learner who knows both constituents can infer. The 'X language' pattern is a common, cross-linguistic way to name languages, so the meaning is immediately transparent to B1 learners.

Etymology

Cahita language simply names the speech of the Cahita people in northwest Mexico; Cahita is the people's name and language means their speech, so it means 'the language spoken by the Cahita people'.