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Kannada-speaking

Kannada-speaking

9.3
Able to speak Kannada
  • adjective
: que habla kannada
  • She grew up in a Kannada-speaking household in Bangalore.

Examples

  • The school has a large number of Kannada-speaking teachers on staff.

  • Local authorities provided support to the Kannada-speaking community after the festival.

  • She is a Kannada-speaking tour guide.

  • Are you Kannada-speaking?

  • She grew up in a Kannada-speaking household in Bangalore.

  • The school has a large number of Kannada-speaking teachers on staff.

  • Local authorities provided support to the Kannada-speaking community after the festival.

Synonyms

Russian-speaking
vsKannada-speaking
6 4.4

Able to speak Russian

refers to ability to speak a different specific regional language
Gaelic-speaking
vsKannada-speaking
1 8.4

Able to speak Gaelic

refers to ability to speak a different specific regional language
Turkic-speaking
vsKannada-speaking
1 9.1

Able to speak a Turkic language

refers to ability to speak a different specific regional language
Samoyedic-speaking
vsKannada-speaking
1 9.9

A person or group that speaks a Samoyedic language

refers to ability to speak a different specific regional language
Livonian-speaking
vsKannada-speaking
9.9

Able to speak Livonian

refers to ability to speak a different specific regional language

Surface Forms

Kannada-speaking positive

Morphology

Kannada-speaking = Kannada + speaking (transparent) = Kannada + speak + ing

Formed by combining the language name 'Kannada' with 'speaking' (speak + -ing); meaning is directly derived and obvious to learners who know both parts.

Etymology

Kannada-speaking comes from Kannada, the name of the language of Karnataka in India, and the part -speaking which means 'able to speak'. So Kannada-speaking simply means 'speaking Kannada'.