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Khalkha language

Khalkha language

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The standard form of Mongolian spoken in Mongolia by the Khalkha people
  • noun
translation icon : idioma jalkha
  • The Khalkha language is the official language of Mongolia.

Examples

  • The Khalkha language uses the Cyrillic script for its written form in Mongolia.

  • Many people in Mongolia speak the Khalkha language.

  • Linguists often compare the Khalkha language with other Mongolic languages to study their differences.

  • She is fluent in both Russian and Khalkha language, which is considered standard Mongolian.

  • Linguists often compare the Khalkha language with other Mongolic languages to study their differences.

  • The Khalkha language uses the Cyrillic script for its written form in Mongolia.

  • Many people in Mongolia speak the Khalkha language, which is the official language of the country.

Synonyms

Kalka language
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The standard and official Mongolian that most people in Mongolia speak

is the same idea expressed as the standard form
Khalka language
vsKhalkha language
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A Mongolian language spoken by the Khalkha people and used as Mongolia's official language

is framed as the standard form rather than a general Mongolic language
Khalkha
vsKhalkha language
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A dialect of Mongolian used as Mongolia's official language

is presented as the standard form rather than a regional dialect
Khalka
vsKhalkha language
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A Mongolian language spoken by most people in Mongolia

emphasizes the standard form itself rather than just being its basis

Surface Forms

Khalkha language singular
Khalkha languages plural

Morphology

Khalkha + language

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Khalkha' names a people/dialect and 'language' denotes their spoken system, so 'Khalkha language' straightforwardly means the language of the Khalkha. This X + language pattern is cross-linguistically common and immediately predictable to a learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Khalkha language comes from the name of the Khalkha people, the largest group in Mongolia. Because their way of speaking became the country's main form of Mongolian, Khalkha language now means the 'standard' or 'official' Mongolian.