Kickapoo language
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- Efforts are being made to preserve and revitalize the Kickapoo language among younger generations.
Examples
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Many children in the community learn the Kickapoo language at school.
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The Kickapoo language contains many words that reflect the tribe's close relationship with nature.
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She is studying the Kickapoo language as part of her research on Native American cultures.
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The Kickapoo language is rich in cultural history.
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Efforts are being made to preserve and revitalize the Kickapoo language among younger generations.
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She is studying the Kickapoo language as part of her research on Native American cultures.
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Many children in the community learn the Kickapoo language at school.
Synonyms
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A Native American language that people from southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois speak
Surface Forms
Morphology
This phrase is fully compositional: 'Kickapoo' names the people/ethnic group and 'language' denotes a speech system, so together they mean 'the language spoken by the Kickapoo people.' The 'X language' pattern is cross-linguistically common and immediately predictable for a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Kickapoo language may come from an Algonquian word meaning 'those who move about' or 'wanderers'. So Kickapoo language simply means the language spoken by the Kickapoo people, a group whose name once described their moving way of life.