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Gondi language

Gondi language

9.9
A language spoken by the Gond people in south central India
  • noun
: idioma gondi
  • The Gondi language is spoken by millions of people across central India.

Examples

  • Researchers are working to document the grammar and vocabulary of the Gondi language.

  • Many children in the village speak the Gondi language.

  • Many traditional folktales are preserved in the Gondi language.

  • The Gondi language is rich in folklore.

  • Many traditional folktales are preserved in the Gondi language.

  • Researchers are working to document the grammar and vocabulary of the Gondi language.

  • The Gondi language is spoken by millions of people across central India.

Synonyms

Gondi
vsGondi language
9.9

A language spoken by the Gond people in south-central India

is the formal two-word name referring to the same language

Surface Forms

Gondi language singular
Gondi languages plural

Morphology

Gondi + language

The phrase is fully compositional: 'Gondi' is a proper name referring to a people or their speech community and 'language' denotes a named spoken system, so the combination straightforwardly means 'the language of the Gondi people.' The 'X language' pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal noun + noun naming conventions, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the meaning.

Etymology

The name Gondi language comes from the people called the Gond, who live in central India. It simply means the language spoken by the Gond, so today it refers to the speech of that community.