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Onondaga language

Onondaga language

9.9
A language spoken by the Onondaga people in central New York State
  • noun
translation icon : idioma onondaga
  • Few fluent speakers of the Onondaga language remain, making revitalization efforts increasingly important.

Examples

  • The Onondaga language is taught in some schools to help preserve the tribe's cultural heritage.

  • Linguists are documenting the Onondaga language to ensure its sounds and grammar are not lost.

  • The Onondaga language is rich in history.

  • Many children are learning the Onondaga language today.

  • Few fluent speakers of the Onondaga language remain, making revitalization efforts increasingly important.

  • The Onondaga language is taught in some schools to help preserve the tribe's cultural heritage.

  • Linguists are documenting the Onondaga language to ensure its sounds and grammar are not lost.

Synonyms

Onondaga
vsOnondaga language
9.9

A language the Native American people of central New York speak

focuses on traditional use and indigenous roots in central New York State

Surface Forms

Onondaga language singular
Onondaga languages plural

Morphology

Onondaga + language

This is a straightforward compositional combination of a proper name (Onondaga) and the noun 'language' to denote the language spoken by that group; a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer this meaning. The 'X language' naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard noun-noun composition, so the expression is transparent.

Etymology

Onondaga language is named after the Onondaga people, the Native community from central New York who have spoken this language for a long time. So, it means 'the language that the Onondaga people speak'.