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Tsouic language

Tsouic language

9.9
A group of languages spoken in Taiwan that includes Tsou, Kanakanabu, and Saaroa
  • noun
  • Specialized
: idioma tsouic
  • Kanakanabu is a member of the Tsouic language family, along with Tsou and Saaroa.

Examples

  • The Tsouic language group is studied extensively by linguists specializing in Austronesian languages.

  • Many speakers of the Tsouic language group live in the mountainous regions of central Taiwan.

  • The Tsouic language is unique to Taiwan.

  • Many people are learning the Tsouic languages today.

  • The Tsouic language family includes distinct languages such as Tsou, Kanakanabu, and Saaroa.

  • Linguists are working to preserve the Tsouic language group, which is native to Taiwan.

  • In Taiwan, the Tsouic language is an important part of the cultural heritage of indigenous peoples.

Synonyms

Tsouic
vsTsouic language
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related languages spoken in Taiwan, including Tsou

is the fuller phrase form of that name rather than a single word

Surface Forms

Tsouic language singular
Tsouic languages plural

Morphology

Tsouic + language

The phrase is compositionally built from the proper-name element 'Tsouic' and the noun 'language'; a learner who knows both constituents can directly infer it refers to the language(s) of the Tsouic group. This X + language naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English composition, making the meaning immediately recoverable.

Etymology

Tsouic language comes from the people called the Tsou who live in central Taiwan, and language researchers used that name for the small group of related languages such as Kanakanabu and Saaroa. So, Tsouic language means the group of languages spoken by those communities.