Kichaga language
- noun
- The Kichaga language is still spoken by many people living on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Examples
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Linguists have studied the Kichaga language to understand its unique phonetic features.
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Efforts are being made to preserve the Kichaga language for future generations.
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The Kichaga language is rich in proverbs.
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Many people in Tanzania speak the Kichaga language.
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Efforts are being made to preserve the Kichaga language for future generations.
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Linguists have studied the Kichaga language to understand its unique phonetic features.
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The Kichaga language is still spoken by many people living on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Synonyms
A language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania
A language spoken by the Chagga people in northern Tanzania
A language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania
A language spoken by the Chaga people on Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania
A language spoken by people on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines the proper name 'Kichaga' with the noun 'language', so its meaning 'the language spoken by the Chaga/Kichaga community' is directly derivable from the constituents; knowing 'Kichaga' as the community name and 'language' as a speech system is sufficient. This compositional X + language pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English noun-modifier construction, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners who know both words.
Etymology
Kichaga language gets its name from a small front part Ki- that means 'language of' and Chaga, the name of the people who live on Mount Kilimanjaro. So Kichaga literally means 'the Chaga language' and refers to the language they speak.
