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Menomini language

Menomini language

9.9
A language the Menomini people speak in northeast Wisconsin
  • noun
translation icon : idioma menomini
  • The Menomini language is taught in some schools to preserve the tribe's heritage.

Examples

  • Fewer young people speak the Menomini language fluently nowadays.

  • Linguists have published new dictionaries of the Menomini language.

  • The Menomini language is rich in cultural history.

  • Many young people are learning the Menomini language today.

  • Linguists have published new dictionaries of the Menomini language.

  • The Menomini language is taught in some schools to preserve the tribe's heritage.

  • Many young people are learning the Menomini language today.

Synonyms

Menomini
vsMenomini language
9.9

A Native American language spoken in central Wisconsin

specifies that it is spoken in northeast Wisconsin rather than all of Wisconsin

Surface Forms

Menomini language singular
Menomini languages plural

Morphology

Menomini + language

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Menomini' identifies the people/group and 'language' denotes their speech system, so 'Menomini language' straightforwardly means the language spoken by the Menomini. This follows the common English pattern 'X language' found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the phrase.

Etymology

Menomini language comes from the name of the Menomini people, and Menomini may come from a word meaning 'wild rice', a plant very important in their life. So, Menomini language simply means 'the language of the Menomini people' and the name reminds us of their connection to wild rice.