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Mulwi language

Mulwi language

9.9
A language spoken south of Lake Chad in northern Cameroon
  • noun
  • Specialized
: idioma mulwi
  • The Mulwi language is spoken by several thousand people in northern Cameroon.

Examples

  • Linguists have studied the Mulwi language to document its grammar and vocabulary.

  • Efforts are being made to preserve the Mulwi language as it faces the threat of extinction.

  • The Mulwi language is spoken by many communities in Cameroon.

  • Are you familiar with the Mulwi language?

  • Linguists have studied the Mulwi language to document its grammar and vocabulary.

  • Efforts are being made to preserve the Mulwi language as it faces the threat of extinction.

  • The Mulwi language is spoken by several thousand people in northern Cameroon.

Synonyms

Mulwi
vsMulwi language
9.9

A language spoken by people near Lake Chad in Cameroon

has identical meaning but appears as an alternate form of the name

Surface Forms

Mulwi language singular
Mulwi languages plural

Morphology

Mulwi + language

This is a straightforward noun phrase combining a proper name 'Mulwi' with the generic noun 'language', so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes the language called Mulwi (i.e. the variety spoken by the Mulwi community). The composition follows a common and cross-linguistically transparent pattern (NAME + language), so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Mulwi language may come from the local people or place called Mulwi, with language meaning their way of speaking. So, Mulwi language simply means 'the language of the Mulwi people' spoken south of Lake Chad in Cameroon.