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Nyamwezi language

Nyamwezi language

9.9
A language spoken by the Nyamwezi people in central Tanzania
  • noun
: idioma nyamwezi
  • The Nyamwezi language is spoken by nearly two million people in Tanzania.

Examples

  • Linguists have documented many unique features of the Nyamwezi language.

  • The Nyamwezi language is rich in proverbs.

  • He has studied the Nyamwezi language to better understand Bantu linguistics.

  • Many people are learning the Nyamwezi language today.

  • He has studied the Nyamwezi language to better understand Bantu linguistics.

  • The Nyamwezi language is spoken by nearly two million people in Tanzania.

  • Linguists have documented many unique features of the Nyamwezi language.

Synonyms

Nyamwezi
vsNyamwezi language
9.9

A Bantu language spoken in central Tanzania

is associated specifically with the local ethnic group in that region

Surface Forms

Nyamwezi language singular
Nyamwezi languages plural

Morphology

Nyamwezi + language

The phrase is compositionally built from a proper name 'Nyamwezi' and the noun 'language', which straightforwardly denotes the language associated with that community. This is a regular named-language construction found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Nyamwezi language comes from the Nyamwezi people of central Tanzania. Nyamwezi is the name of the group and language simply means the speech they use, so it means 'the language spoken by the Nyamwezi people'.