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Sayanci language

Sayanci language

9.9
A language spoken in northern Nigeria, especially in Bauchi State
  • noun
: idioma sayanci
  • Many people in Bauchi State speak the Sayanci language.

Examples

  • Efforts are being made to preserve the Sayanci language among younger generations.

  • The Sayanci language is part of the West Chadic group.

  • Linguists have studied the grammar of the Sayanci language extensively.

  • The Sayanci language is unique to northern Nigeria.

  • Linguists have studied the grammar of the Sayanci language extensively.

  • Many people in Bauchi State speak the Sayanci language.

  • Efforts are being made to preserve the Sayanci language among younger generations.

Synonyms

Sayanci
vsSayanci language
9.9

A language spoken in northern Nigeria, especially in Bauchi State in the Tafawa Balewa area

is the same meaning but uses a fuller explicit phrase for the name

Surface Forms

Sayanci language singular
Sayanci languages plural

Morphology

Sayanci + language

The phrase is directly compositional: it names the linguistic system called 'Sayanci' by combining the proper name 'Sayanci' with the noun 'language'. This proper-name + language pattern is cross-linguistically common and easily understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Sayanci language probably comes from the local people or place called 'Sayanci'. So it simply means the 'speech' or way of speaking used by that community in northern Nigeria.