Sorbian language
- noun
- The Sorbian language is taught in schools in certain regions of eastern Germany.
Examples
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Many traditional folk songs are still sung in the Sorbian language.
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He began studying the Sorbian language to better understand the culture of the Lusatian region.
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The Sorbian language is unique.
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Is the Sorbian language difficult to learn?
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He began studying the Sorbian language to better understand the culture of the Lusatian region.
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Many traditional folk songs are still sung in the Sorbian language.
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The Sorbian language is taught in schools in certain regions of eastern Germany.
Synonyms
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A Slavic language spoken by a small minority in eastern Germany
A Slavic language like Polish or Czech, spoken in southeastern Germany in the area called Lusatia and also called Sorbian
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward composition of the demonym/adjective 'Sorbian' (referring to the Sorbs or their language) and the noun 'language', so its meaning — the language spoken by the Sorbs — is directly derivable from its parts. This demonym + language pattern is cross-linguistically common and non-idiomatic, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Sorbian language takes its name from the Slavic people called the Sorbs, who have lived for a long time in the area of eastern Germany. So it simply means the 'language' spoken by those Sorbs.