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Udmurt language

Udmurt language

9.9
A language spoken by the Udmurt people mainly in the Udmurt Republic of Russia
  • noun
: idioma udmurto
  • The Udmurt language is still spoken by around half a million people in Russia.

Examples

  • Efforts to preserve the Udmurt language include publishing children's books and newspapers.

  • Many people in the Udmurt Republic speak the Udmurt language.

  • She is fluent in both Russian and Udmurt language.

  • The Udmurt language is fascinating to study.

  • The Udmurt language is still spoken by around half a million people in Russia.

  • Many people in the Udmurt Republic speak the Udmurt language.

  • Efforts to preserve the Udmurt language include publishing children's books and newspapers.

Synonyms

Udmurt
vsUdmurt language
1 9.9

A language spoken by the Udmurt people in Russia

uses a broader Finno-Ugric family label instead
Votyak language
vsUdmurt language
  • Archaic
9.9

A Finno-Ugric language spoken by the Votyak people and also called Udmurt

is the modern standard name rather than the older alternative

Surface Forms

Udmurt language singular
Udmurt languages plural

Morphology

Udmurt + language

The meaning is fully compositional: 'Udmurt' identifies the people/ethnic group and 'language' denotes the spoken system, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer 'the language spoken by the Udmurt'. This attributive noun construction is a common, cross-linguistic pattern in English and therefore transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Udmurt language is named after the Udmurt people who live mainly in the Udmurt Republic of Russia, so Udmurt + language simply means 'the speech of the Udmurt'.