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Karakalpak language

Karakalpak language

9.9
A language that the Karakalpak people in Uzbekistan speak
  • noun
: idioma karakalpako
  • Many children in Uzbekistan learn the Karakalpak language at school.

Examples

  • The Karakalpak language uses the Cyrillic script in Uzbekistan.

  • Researchers are working to preserve the Karakalpak language for future generations.

  • She is fluent in both Russian and Karakalpak language.

  • The Karakalpak language is rich in history.

  • Researchers are working to preserve the Karakalpak language for future generations.

  • Many children in Uzbekistan learn the Karakalpak language at school.

  • The Karakalpak language is rich in history and has many unique expressions.

Synonyms

Karakalpak
vsKarakalpak language
9.9

A Turkic language spoken mainly in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan

has identical meaning but uses the full phrase to state the language

Surface Forms

Karakalpak language singular
Karakalpak languages plural

Morphology

Karakalpak + language

The phrase is fully compositional: 'Karakalpak' names the people/region and 'language' denotes the speech system, so the meaning 'the language of the Karakalpak people' is directly derivable from the parts. This proper-noun + language pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be understandable to an average B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Karakalpak language comes from the name of the Karakalpak people and may come from two words: kara meaning 'black' and kalpak meaning 'hat'. The name probably refers to a dark hat they wore, so the phrase simply means the 'language of the black-hat people'.