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Yavapai language

Yavapai language

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A language spoken by the Yavapai people in western Arizona
  • noun
: idioma yavapai
  • Fewer than a dozen elders still speak the Yavapai language fluently today.

Examples

  • Efforts are underway to teach the Yavapai language to younger generations in Arizona.

  • The Yavapai language belongs to the Yuman branch of the Hokan language family.

  • The Yavapai language is rich in cultural history.

  • Many young people are learning the Yavapai language today.

  • Efforts are underway to teach the Yavapai language to younger generations in Arizona.

  • Fewer than a dozen elders still speak the Yavapai language fluently today.

  • The Yavapai language belongs to the Yuman branch of the Hokan language family.

Synonyms

Yavapai
vsYavapai language
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A language spoken by the Yavapai people in Arizona

is limited to speakers in western Arizona rather than statewide

Surface Forms

Yavapai language singular
Yavapai languages plural

Morphology

Yavapai + language

This is a straightforward noun phrase formed from a proper name plus the word 'language', so its meaning ('the language of the Yavapai people') is directly and compositionally derivable from the constituents. The pattern proper-name + language is cross-linguistically common and therefore immediately transparent to learners who know both parts.

Etymology

Yavapai language comes from the name of the Yavapai people: Yavapai is the name of the people and language is the way they speak. So, it means 'the language spoken by the Yavapai people'.