Micmac language
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- noun
- /ˈmɪk.mæk ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
- At the festival, many elders shared stories in the Micmac language to preserve their heritage.
Examples
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A fluent speaker of French, German, and English, he nevertheless did not seem to master the Micmac language very well (Krieger 1987a).
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Within a year, he translated prayers into the Micmac language and sent them to a member of his order.
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His mastery of the Micmac language is nevertheless uncontested.
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The missionaries on their side can point to a successful if lengthy conversion effort, without ever fully knowing what happens within the Micmac language during rituals.
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The students learned basic phrases in the Micmac language during their cultural studies class.
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To better understand his roots, he began to study the Micmac language and its unique expressions.
Synonyms
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The language that a native people in eastern Canada speak
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining the proper name 'Micmac' (the people/ethnic group) with 'language' (a named spoken system). The compositional pattern 'X language' is cross-linguistically common and follows standard naming conventions, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE.
Etymology
Micmac language takes its name from the Mi'kmaq people. The old spelling Micmac was used by early settlers for the people's name 'Mi'kmaq', so Micmac language simply means 'the language of the Mi'kmaq'.