Naga language

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Languages that the Naga people speak in northeastern India and western Myanmar

noun

: idioma naga

[Shouts orders in Naga language]

Examples

[Speaks in Naga language]

The People That Time Forgot (1977)
[Sabbala chants in Naga language]

The People That Time Forgot (1977)
[Speaks in Naga language]

The People That Time Forgot (1977)
During the festival, he spoke to the villagers in the Naga language to strengthen community bonds.
The linguist studied the Naga language to document its unique phonetic features.
Children in the Naga community learn the Naga language from a young age as part of their cultural heritage.

Synonyms

Naga

vsNaga language

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A group of related languages spoken in northeastern India and western Myanmar

refers to any single language within that group

Surface Forms

Naga language singular

Naga languages plural

Morphology

Naga + language

The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'Naga' names the people/region and 'language' denotes the speech system, so 'Naga language' straightforwardly means the language(s) of the Naga. This demonym+language pattern is cross-linguistically common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would infer the meaning.

Etymology

Naga language comes from the name Naga for the many tribes who live in the hills of northeast India and western Myanmar, and language means 'the way they speak'. So Naga language simply refers to any of the related languages spoken by those Naga people.