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Dangla language

Dangla language

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A language spoken in southern Chad with seven vowels and short and long vowel sounds
  • noun
: idioma dangla
  • Linguists have documented the seven-vowel system of the Dangla language.

Examples

  • The Dangla language is primarily spoken in the southern region of Chad.

  • Her research focuses on documenting endangered features of the Dangla language.

  • The Dangla language is unique among Chadic languages.

  • Have you heard of the Dangla language?

  • Linguists have documented the seven-vowel system of the Dangla language.

  • The Dangla language is primarily spoken in the southern region of Chad.

  • Her research focuses on documenting endangered features of the Dangla language.

Synonyms

Dangla
vsDangla language
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A language spoken in Chad with seven vowels that are short or long

is the same concept but expressed in the fuller name form
Dangaleat language
vsDangla language
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A language spoken in Chad with seven vowel sounds that can be short or long

is the same concept but uses an alternate longer name form

Surface Forms

Dangla language singular
Dangla languages plural

Morphology

Dangla + language

The phrase is fully compositional: 'Dangla' is a proper name for the variety and 'language' denotes a named spoken/written system, so a learner who knows both words will understand it refers to the Dangla language. This naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and requires no idiomatic knowledge, making it immediately interpretable by B1 learners.

Etymology

Dangla language may come from the local Dangla people and the area where they live in Chad. The parts Dangla and language literally mean 'the language spoken by the Dangla people', so the name tells you who speaks it.