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Irula language

Irula language

9.9
A language from southern India spoken by the Irula people in the Nilgiri hills
  • noun
: idioma irula
  • The Irula language is primarily spoken by the Irula people in the Nilgiri hills.

Examples

  • She learned basic words and phrases in the Irula language to communicate with local villagers.

  • Linguists are studying how the Irula language has preserved ancient Dravidian elements.

  • The Irula language is rich in oral traditions.

  • Many people are learning the Irula language today.

  • Linguists are studying how the Irula language has preserved ancient Dravidian elements.

  • The Irula language is primarily spoken by the Irula people in the Nilgiri hills.

  • She learned basic words and phrases in the Irula language to communicate with local villagers.

Synonyms

Irula
vsIrula language
9.9

A language from southern India closely related to Tamil

is identical in meaning but presented as the formal full name

Surface Forms

Irula language singular
Irula languages plural

Morphology

Irula + language

The phrase 'Irula language' is fully compositional: 'Irula' is a proper name/ethnonym and 'language' denotes a speech system, so the phrase straightforwardly means 'the language of the Irula'. This proper-noun + language naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately inferable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Irula language gets its name from the Irula people of the Nilgiri hills in southwestern India, and it simply means the 'language' spoken by that community.