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Warji language

Warji language

9.9
A language spoken mainly in northern Nigeria, especially in Bauchi and Jigawa states
  • noun
: idioma Warji
  • The Warji language is spoken by thousands of people in northern Nigeria.

Examples

  • She is fluent in both Hausa and the Warji language.

  • Linguists are working to document the grammar and vocabulary of the Warji language.

  • The Warji language is spoken by many communities in Nigeria.

  • Do you speak the Warji language?

  • Linguists are working to document the grammar and vocabulary of the Warji language.

  • The Warji language is spoken by thousands of people in northern Nigeria.

  • She is fluent in both Hausa and the Warji language.

Synonyms

Warji
vsWarji language
9.9

A language spoken in northern Nigeria, mainly in Bauchi and Jigawa states

covers both Bauchi and Jigawa states without limiting to parts

Surface Forms

Warji language singular
Warji languages plural

Morphology

Warji + language

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Warji' is a proper name identifying a group/ethnic-linguistic entity and 'language' denotes the speech system of that group, so 'Warji language' straightforwardly means the language called Warji. This X + language pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows a basic noun-noun naming convention, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Warji language comes from the name of the Warji people who live in northern Nigeria. So Warji language simply means 'the language spoken by the Warji people'.