Lappic language
- noun
- Offensive
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lengua lapona (despectivo, anticuado)
- Northern Sami is the most widely spoken Lappic language in Scandinavia.
Examples
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The preservation of Lappic languages is important for maintaining indigenous culture.
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Many people are learning the Lappic languages today.
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Some linguists study the similarities among various Lappic languages and other Uralic tongues.
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The Lappic language is rich in cultural expressions.
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Northern Sami is the most widely spoken Lappic language in Scandinavia.
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Some linguists study the similarities among various Lappic languages and other Uralic tongues.
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The preservation of Lappic languages is important for maintaining indigenous culture.
Synonyms
A group of related languages spoken by the Sami people in northern Scandinavia and northwest Russia
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 Europe
A language spoken by the Sami people in northern Scandinavia
A language spoken by the Sami people in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
A language spoken by the Sámi people in northern Scandinavia, now usually called Sámi
Surface Forms
Morphology
If a learner knows 'Lappic' (relating to the Lapps/Sámi) and 'language' (a system of speech), the phrase straightforwardly denotes the language(s) of the Lappic people. This adjective+noun composition follows a common cross-linguistic pattern, so the overall meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Lappic language comes from an older word Lappic, used by outsiders for the Sami people in northern Europe, and language means the way people speak. So, Lappic language means 'the language of the Lapp people' and refers to the Sami languages still spoken in the north.
