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Lisu language

Lisu language

9.9
The way Lisu people speak in parts of southwest China and nearby countries
  • noun
: idioma lisu
  • The Lisu language has its own unique writing system developed in the early 20th century.

Examples

  • Many Lisu people are bilingual, speaking both Chinese and the Lisu language.

  • Researchers have published a dictionary of the Lisu language for linguistic studies.

  • The Lisu language is spoken by many in Southwest China.

  • Can you understand the Lisu language?

  • The Lisu language is an important aspect of the cultural identity of the Lisu people.

  • Many Lisu children learn the Lisu language at home before they start school.

  • Linguists are studying the Lisu language to better understand its grammatical structure.

Synonyms

Lisu
vsLisu language
1 9.9

A language spoken by people in parts of southwestern China and nearby areas

is the same language but described more generally as Southwest China and nearby areas

Surface Forms

Lisu language singular
Lisu languages plural

Morphology

Lisu + language

The phrase 'Lisu language' is directly compositional: the proper name 'Lisu' combined with the noun 'language' yields 'the language spoken by the Lisu people.' This X + language pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English naming conventions, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.

Etymology

Lisu language comes from the name of the Lisu people, who live in parts of southwest China and nearby areas. It means 'the language spoken by the Lisu people', so the name points directly to that group's speech.