Crow language
- noun
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lengua Crow
- For example, it is important for a man who wants to participate in the Sun Dance to understand the Crow language; then he will understand more.
Examples
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Many young Crow people are taking classes to preserve their Crow language for future generations.
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Thus, Apsaalooke leaders of the Ashkisshe ceremonial, for example, have made connections between identity as interior attitudes to be cultivated during the ritual and the learning of Crow language and Sun Dance songs.
Academic text (1996) -
Learning the Crow language allows deeper insights into the culture of the Crow people.
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Understanding the Crow language is essential for anyone wishing to accurately interpret Crow traditions.
Synonyms
A Native American language spoken by the Crow people in the northern Plains
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward composition of an ethnonym plus the noun 'language' to mean the language spoken by that group; a B1 learner who knows 'Crow' (the people/name) and 'language' will readily infer this. This is a common, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g. 'Spanish language', 'Japanese language') and therefore immediately transparent.
Etymology
Crow language takes its name from the people called Crow, who call themselves 'Apsáalooke'. So Crow language simply means 'the language spoken by the Crow people'.
