Hupa language
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- Efforts are underway to preserve and revitalize the Hupa language among younger generations.
Examples
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The Hupa language is traditionally spoken in the Hoopa Valley of northwestern California.
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Many children are learning the Hupa language in school.
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She learned the Hupa language to connect with her ancestral heritage.
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The Hupa language is rich in history and culture.
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Many children are learning the Hupa language in school.
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The Hupa language is traditionally spoken in the Hoopa Valley of northwestern California.
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She learned the Hupa language to connect with her ancestral heritage.
Synonyms
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A Native American language spoken by a people in northwestern California
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward composition of an ethnonym and the noun 'language'—if a learner knows 'Hupa' (the people or their name) and 'language' they can infer it refers to the language spoken by the Hupa. This ethnonym+language pattern is cross-linguistically common and therefore easily predictable for B1 learners who know the constituents.
Etymology
Hupa language is named after the Hupa people of the Hoopa Valley in northwestern California. The name joins the people's name Hupa and the word 'language', so it simply means the 'native language' that this community speaks.