Chippewa language
- noun
- /ˈtʃɪpəˌwɑː ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
- The community center offers classes in the Chippewa language for young people.
Examples
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Many children are learning the Chippewa language in school.
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Many words from the Chippewa language have been adopted into regional English dialects.
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He is studying the Chippewa language to better understand his ancestors' culture.
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The Chippewa language is rich in cultural history.
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He is studying the Chippewa language to better understand his ancestors' culture.
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The community center offers classes in the Chippewa language for young people.
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Many children are learning the Chippewa language in school.
Synonyms
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A Native language spoken around Lake Superior by Ojibwe people
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A Native American people of the Great Lakes region who speak their own language
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A Native American language spoken around Lake Superior in Canada and the northern United States
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A language spoken by the Ojibwa people in parts of Canada and the northern United States
A language spoken by the Ojibway people in parts of Canada and northern United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'Chippewa language' is a straightforward composition of the ethnonym 'Chippewa' and the noun 'language', meaning the language spoken by the Chippewa (Ojibwa) people. This type of possessive/nominal combination is cross-linguistically common and fully predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the meaning.
Etymology
Chippewa language comes from an English way of saying the people's own name, 'Ojibwe'. English speakers heard 'Ojibwe' and wrote it as Chippewa, so Chippewa language simply means the language spoken by the Ojibwe people.