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Loloish language

Loloish language

9.9
A group of related languages spoken by hill tribes in northern Myanmar and nearby areas
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : lengua loloish
  • Many hill tribes in Myanmar speak the Loloish language.

Examples

  • Many hill tribes in Yunnan province communicate using a Loloish language.

  • The Loloish language group encompasses several dialects spoken across Southeast Asia.

  • Scholars have long debated the classification of the Loloish language within the Sino-Tibetan family.

  • The Loloish language is rich in cultural significance.

  • Many hill tribes in Myanmar communicate using a Loloish language.

  • The Loloish language group includes various dialects spoken in northern Myanmar.

  • Scholars study the Loloish language as part of the Sino-Tibetan language family.

Synonyms

Loloish
vsLoloish language
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of languages that hill people speak in northern Myanmar and nearby areas

focuses on where those languages are spoken by hill communities

Surface Forms

Loloish language singular
Loloish languages plural

Morphology

Loloish + language

This is a straightforward, compositional noun phrase: 'Loloish' names the group/variety and 'language' denotes a spoken system, so the combined phrase simply refers to the language of the Loloish group. Such 'X language' constructions are cross-linguistically common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Loloish language comes from an older name Lolo that other groups used for the Yi people. So Loloish simply means 'language of the Lolo', which is why it names a group of related hill languages spoken in parts of China, Myanmar and nearby areas.