Karok language

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A Native American language spoken by the Karok people in northwestern California

noun

: idioma karok

Efforts are underway to revive and teach the Karok language in local schools.

Examples

Fewer than one hundred people are fluent in the Karok language today.
She is studying the unique grammar of the Karok language as part of her linguistics research.
The Karok language is spoken by the Karok people.
Many young people are learning the Karok language today.
Efforts are underway to revive and teach the Karok language in local schools.
Many young people are learning the Karok language today.
She is studying the unique grammar of the Karok language as part of her linguistics research.

Synonyms

Karok

vsKarok language

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A Native American language spoken by people who live by the Klamath River in northern California

is the same language but stated with its specific language family classification

Surface Forms

Karok language singular

Karok languages plural

Morphology

Karok + language

The meaning 'the language spoken by the Karok people' is directly compositional from 'Karok' (the name of the people/group) + 'language' (a system of speech), following the common proper-name + language pattern. This construction is cross-linguistically regular and follows standard English noun modification, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Karok language comes from the name of the Karok people of northwestern California. It is literally the language they speak, so it means 'the native language spoken by the Karok people'.