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Malto language

Malto language

9.9
A language spoken by the Malto people in eastern India
  • noun
: idioma malto
  • The Malto language is still spoken by thousands in the hills of Jharkhand.

Examples

  • Children in the village learn Hindi as well as their native Malto language.

  • Researchers have compiled a dictionary of the Malto language.

  • The Malto language is rich in cultural expressions.

  • Many people are learning the Malto language today.

  • Children in the village learn Hindi as well as their native Malto language.

  • Researchers have compiled a dictionary of the Malto language.

  • The Malto language is still spoken by thousands in the hills of Jharkhand.

Synonyms

Malto
vsMalto language
9.9

A language spoken by a group of people in northern Bengal in eastern India

is the full written form used instead of the shorter name

Surface Forms

Malto language singular
Malto languages plural

Morphology

Malto + language

This noun phrase is directly compositional: 'Malto' identifies the community or its tongue and 'language' denotes a spoken/written system, so the phrase straightforwardly means the language of the Malto people. This naming pattern (e.g. 'Spanish language', 'French language') is cross‑linguistically common and would be immediately clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Malto language is named after the people called Malto and the word language. It simply means 'the language spoken by the Malto people', so the phrase points to the speech of that community in eastern India.