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Livonian-speaking

Livonian-speaking

9.9
Able to speak Livonian
  • adjective
: de habla livonia
  • She is Livonian-speaking and often translates for her community.

Examples

  • Only a handful of Livonian-speaking people remain in Latvia today.

  • The museum features audio recordings made by Livonian-speaking elders.

  • He grew up in a Livonian-speaking village along the Baltic Sea.

  • Are you Livonian-speaking?

  • He grew up in a Livonian-speaking village along the Baltic Sea.

  • Only a handful of Livonian-speaking people remain in Latvia today.

  • The museum features audio recordings made by Livonian-speaking elders.

Surface Forms

Livonian-speaking positive

Morphology

Livonian-speaking = Livonian + speak (transparent) = Livonian + speak + ing

The compound combines the language-name adjective and the participle 'speaking' to mean 'able to speak Livonian', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word Livonian-speaking combines Livonian, from the people called the 'Livs' and the old region Livonia on the Baltic coast, with -speaking, meaning 'able to speak' a language. So, a Livonian-speaking person is someone who can speak the Livonian language, which is related to Finnish and Estonian.