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Apache language

Apache language

9.2
A language spoken by the Apache people in the United States
  • noun
  • /əˈpæʧə ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
translation icon : lengua apache
  • Many young people are now learning the Apache language in community classes.

Examples

  • She spent years studying the Apache language to help preserve its cultural heritage.

  • The Apache language is rich in history.

  • The Apache language uses sounds and grammar that are very different from English.

  • Many people are learning the Apache language today.

  • Many children on the reservation learn the Apache language from their grandparents.

  • The elders in the community work hard to preserve the Apache language for future generations.

  • During cultural events, speakers proudly share stories in the Apache language.

Synonyms

Apache
vsApache language
7.5

A language spoken by Apache people in the southwestern United States and Mexico

is the specific language classified in the Athabaskan family rather than a regional group

Surface Forms

Apache language singular
Apache languages plural

Morphology

Apache + language

The meaning 'the language spoken by the Apache people' is directly and compositionally derived from combining the proper noun 'Apache' (the people/group) with 'language' (a named system). This proper-noun + language pattern is cross-linguistically common and therefore immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Apache language is the name for the speech of the Apache people. The word Apache is the name of that people, and using a people's name to label their speech is why the phrase means 'the language spoken by the Apache people'.