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San Carlos Apache

San Carlos Apache

9.9
A form of the Apache language that people speak on reservations in east-central Arizona
  • noun
  • /sæn ˈkɑːrləs əˈpæʧə/
translation icon : apache de San Carlos
  • He grew up hearing San Carlos Apache spoken at home on the reservation.

Examples

  • Efforts are underway to preserve and teach San Carlos Apache to new generations.

  • Linguists have documented the unique features of San Carlos Apache compared to other Apachean languages.

  • The San Carlos Apache language is rich in history.

  • Many children in the San Carlos Apache community learn their language.

  • Efforts are underway to preserve and teach San Carlos Apache to new generations.

  • He grew up hearing San Carlos Apache spoken at home on the reservation.

  • Linguists have documented the unique features of San Carlos Apache compared to other Apachean languages.

Synonyms

San Carlos Apache language
vsSan Carlos Apache
9.9

An Apache language spoken in east-central Arizona on the San Carlos reservation

is the same language but described as a specific variety

Surface Forms

San Carlos Apache singular
San Carlos Apaches plural

Morphology

San + Carlos + Apache

This is a straightforward place-based ethnolinguistic name: the proper-name components 'San Carlos' specify a locality and 'Apache' names the people/language, so a learner who knows 'Apache' and recognizes 'San Carlos' as a place will infer it denotes the Apache variety spoken at San Carlos. The compositional pattern (place + ethnonym/language) is common cross-linguistically, making the meaning predictable from the parts.

Etymology

San Carlos Apache gets its name from the San Carlos reservation in Arizona and the Apache people who live there. So it refers to the particular Apache 'language' spoken by that community.