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Kola language

Kola language

9.9
A language spoken by people south of Lake Chad in northern Cameroon
  • noun
translation icon : idioma kola
  • The Kola language is spoken by several thousand people in Cameroon.

Examples

  • Linguists have documented unique tonal patterns in the Kola language.

  • An endangered status has raised concerns for the future of the Kola language.

  • The Kola language is spoken by many communities in Cameroon.

  • The Kola language has many dialects.

  • Linguists have documented unique tonal patterns in the Kola language.

  • An endangered status has raised concerns for the future of the Kola language.

  • The Kola language is spoken by several thousand people in Cameroon.

Synonyms

Kola
vsKola language
9.9

A language that people speak in northern Cameroon near Lake Chad

is mainly spoken in the northern regions of Cameroon south of Lake Chad

Surface Forms

Kola language singular
Kola languages plural

Morphology

Kola + language

The meaning 'a language called Kola' is directly derivable from combining 'Kola' (the proper name) with 'language' (a named speech system). This is a standard, compositional naming pattern (e.g., 'French language') and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Kola language may come from the local Kola people or the name of the place where they live, and the phrase simply names the group's way of speaking. That's why it means the 'language' spoken by that group in northern Cameroon.