Hani language
- noun
- She is fluent in both Mandarin and the Hani language thanks to her multicultural upbringing.
Examples
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Researchers have compiled a dictionary of the Hani language to preserve its unique vocabulary.
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Many people in Yunnan Province speak the Hani language as their mother tongue.
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The Hani language is rich in cultural expressions.
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Many people in southern Yunnan speak the Hani language.
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Many people in Yunnan Province speak the Hani language as their mother tongue.
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Researchers have compiled a dictionary of the Hani language to preserve its unique vocabulary.
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She is fluent in both Mandarin and the Hani language thanks to her multicultural upbringing.
Synonyms
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A language spoken by the Hani people in southern Yunnan, China
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is fully compositional: 'Hani' (the name of a people/ethnic group or their language) combined with 'language' yields 'the language of the Hani people.' The pattern 'X language' is a regular, cross-linguistic genitive/attributive construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Hani language is simply the speech of the Hani people, a group from southern Yunnan in China who live in mountain villages with stepped rice fields. So, Hani language means 'the language the Hani people speak'.