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Miri language

Miri language

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A little-known language spoken in parts of northeastern India
  • noun
: idioma miri
  • The Miri language is spoken by a small community in Assam.

Examples

  • Very few children now speak the Miri language in their daily lives.

  • Researchers have been working to document the Miri language before it is lost.

  • Linguists consider the Miri language a valuable resource for understanding the region's culture.

  • Very few children now speak Miri language in their daily lives.

  • Many people are unaware of the Miri language and its rich culture.

  • Linguists consider the Miri language a valuable resource for understanding the region's culture.

  • Researchers have been working to document the Miri language before it is lost.

Synonyms

Mirish language
vsMiri language
9.9

A rare language spoken in northeast India by a small group of people

has identical meaning but uses a different spelling for the name

Surface Forms

Miri language singular
Miri languages plural

Morphology

Miri + language

The phrase follows the transparent and highly regular pattern 'X language' meaning 'the language spoken by X (people)'; if a learner knows 'Miri' as a name/ethnonym and the word 'language', the meaning is directly derivable. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who recognizes the proper name will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Miri language may come from the name of the Miri people who live in parts of northeastern India. Imagine a small village where everyone calls their speech 'Miri', so the name came to mean 'the language of the Miri people' and now names that small local language.