Akwa'ala language
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- Scholars are working to document the Akwa'ala language before it becomes extinct.
Examples
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The Akwa'ala language belongs to the Yuman language family of North America.
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Efforts are being made to revitalize the Akwa'ala language among younger generations.
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The Akwa'ala language is unique to the Akwa'ala people.
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Wow! The Akwa'ala language has such a beautiful sound!
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Efforts are being made to revitalize the Akwa'ala language among younger generations.
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Scholars are working to document the Akwa'ala language before it becomes extinct.
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The Akwa'ala language belongs to the Yuman language family of North America.
Synonyms
A Yuman language spoken by the Akwa'ala people in northern Baja California, Mexico
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase simply names the language associated with the Akwa'ala: combining the proper name 'Akwa'ala' with 'language' yields 'the language of the Akwa'ala'. This is a transparent, compositional noun–noun construction (X language) that is cross-linguistically common and thus predictable to learners who know both constituents.
Etymology
The phrase Akwa'ala language is the simple name for the speech of the Akwa'ala people in northern Baja California, Mexico. The part Akwa'ala is the community name and language means 'the way they speak', so the phrase means 'the language spoken by that community'.
