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Sukur language

Sukur language

9.9
A language spoken by people in the Mandara mountains of northeastern Nigeria, especially in Adamawa State
  • noun
: idioma sukur
  • The Sukur language is still actively spoken among the people of the Mandara mountains.

Examples

  • Many people in Adamawa State speak the Sukur language.

  • Linguists have studied the Sukur language for its unique phonetic features.

  • Efforts are being made to preserve the Sukur language for future generations.

  • The Sukur language is unique to the Mandara mountains.

  • Efforts are being made to preserve the Sukur language for future generations.

  • Linguists have studied the Sukur language for its unique phonetic features.

  • The Sukur language is still actively spoken among the people of the Mandara mountains.

Synonyms

Sukur
vsSukur language
9.9

A language spoken by a small community in northeastern Nigeria near Lake Chad

focuses on the Mandara mountains region in northeastern Nigeria especially Adamawa State

Surface Forms

Sukur language singular
Sukur languages plural

Morphology

Sukur + language

The meaning is directly compositional: combining the proper name 'Sukur' with 'language' yields 'the language called Sukur.' The '[name] language' construction is a productive, cross-linguistic naming pattern with no idiomatic shift, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Sukur language comes from the Sukur people who live on the Sukur Plateau in the Mandara mountains. So, Sukur language simply means 'the language spoken by the Sukur people'.