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Gadaba language

Gadaba language

9.9
A language spoken by the Gadaba people in eastern India
  • noun
: idioma gadaba
  • The Gadaba language is primarily spoken in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

Examples

  • Linguists have studied the Gadaba language to understand its Dravidian roots.

  • Many children in India learn the Gadaba language at home.

  • Few people outside the region are familiar with the Gadaba language.

  • The Gadaba language is unique to the Gadaba people.

  • The Gadaba language is primarily spoken in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

  • Linguists have studied the Gadaba language to understand its Dravidian roots.

  • Few people outside the region are familiar with the Gadaba language.

Synonyms

Gadaba
vsGadaba language
9.9

A language spoken by a native people in southeastern India

is specific to eastern India rather than India generally

Surface Forms

Gadaba language singular
Gadaba languages plural

Morphology

Gadaba + language

This is directly compositional: 'Gadaba' (the people/group) + 'language' yields 'the language spoken by the Gadaba people.' The noun-noun pattern 'X language' is a common, productive and cross-linguistically familiar construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Gadaba language is named after the Gadaba people of eastern India. It literally means the 'language' of that community, so today the phrase refers to the speech used by the Gadaba people.