Lapp language
- noun
- NSFW
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idioma lapón
- Efforts are being made to preserve the Lapp language among younger generations.
Examples
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Many Lapp languages are endangered due to globalization.
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The Lapp language is rich in vocabulary related to nature.
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She is studying the Lapp language as part of her research on Arctic cultures.
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Very few people today are fluent speakers of the Lapp language.
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Efforts are being made to preserve the Lapp language among younger generations.
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She is studying the Lapp language as part of her research on Arctic cultures.
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Very few people today are fluent speakers of the Lapp language.
Synonyms
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A language spoken by the Sámi people in northern Scandinavia and northwest Russia
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A northern European language spoken by the Saami people in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia
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The language spoken by Sami people in northern Scandinavia and northwest Russia
The language spoken by the native people of northern Scandinavia and parts of Russia
A language spoken by the native people of northern Scandinavia and Russia
A language spoken by the Sami people in northern Scandinavia
A group of related languages spoken by the Sami people in northern Scandinavia and northwest Russia
A group of related languages spoken by the Sami people in northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia
A language spoken by the Sami people in northern Europe
A language spoken by the Sámi people in northern Europe
Languages spoken by the Sámi people in northern Scandinavia, Finland, and Russia
A language spoken by the Sami people in northern Europe
A language spoken by the Sámi people in northern Scandinavia, now usually called Sámi
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward compositional NP: 'Lapp' names the people/ethnonym and 'language' denotes the language of that group, so the meaning 'the language of the Lapp/Sámi people' is directly derivable from the parts. Even though 'Lapp' is archaic/outdated, the 'X language' pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be understood by a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Lapp language is an old name outsiders used for the language of the Sami people. One popular story says Lapp came from a word meaning 'patch' because visitors noticed patchwork clothing, so Lapp language simply meant 'the language of those people'.