Qiang language
- noun
- There are only a few villages where the Qiang language is still spoken regularly.
Examples
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She is conducting research on the grammar of the Qiang language.
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Many people in Sichuan speak the Qiang language.
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Preserving the Qiang language is important for maintaining the community’s cultural heritage.
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The Qiang language is rich in cultural history.
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Preserving the Qiang language is essential for maintaining the community’s cultural heritage.
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There are only a few villages in Sichuan where the Qiang language is still widely spoken.
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Researchers are studying the Qiang language to document its unique linguistic features.
Synonyms
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9.9
A language spoken by the Qiang people in Sichuan, China
How Widespread
- Specialized
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9.9
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6.4
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2.0
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7.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the language spoken by the Qiang people' is directly compositional from 'Qiang' (the name of an ethnic group/language) + 'language' (a named spoken system). This noun+noun attributive construction is a common, cross-linguistic way to name languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Qiang language comes from the name of the Qiang people who live in the mountains of Sichuan, China, and who have used their own way of speaking for many generations. So Qiang language simply means the speech of the Qiang community, the tongue that keeps their traditions and stories alive.