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Kanarese language

Kanarese language

9.9
A language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka
  • noun
  • Archaic
: idioma canarés
  • Many people in Karnataka speak the Kanarese language.

Examples

  • The Kanarese language has a rich literary history dating back over a thousand years.

  • Linguists classify the Kanarese language as part of the Dravidian family.

  • Many people in southern India speak the Kanarese language as their mother tongue.

  • The Kanarese language is rich in literature.

  • Many people in southern India speak the Kanarese language as their mother tongue.

  • The Kanarese language has a rich literary history dating back over a thousand years.

  • Linguists classify the Kanarese language as part of the Dravidian family.

Synonyms

Kannada
vsKanarese language
1 9.5

A language spoken mainly in the state of Karnataka in southern India

is the same language but given with the alternative name
Kanarese
vsKanarese language
  • Archaic
9.9

A language spoken in Karnataka, southern India, also called Kannada

is the same language but uses the other form of the name

Surface Forms

Kanarese language singular
Kanarese languages plural

Morphology

Kanarese + language

The phrase is fully compositional: 'Kanarese' names a regional/ethnic identity (here the language of Karnataka) and 'language' denotes a spoken system, so together they straightforwardly mean the language called Kanarese (Kannada). A B1 learner who knows both constituent words would readily infer this referential meaning, making it transparent.

Etymology

Kanarese language comes from the local word 'Kannada', the speech of the Karnataka region. Foreign writers changed 'Kannada' to Kanarese, so language here simply means the speech of that place.