Tutelo language
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- The Tutelo language is now considered extinct, with no living native speakers remaining.
Examples
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Researchers have studied the Tutelo language to reconstruct aspects of Siouan linguistic history.
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The Tutelo language is part of the Siouan family.
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A few hymns and vocabulary lists survive as records of the Tutelo language.
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Many linguists study the Tutelo language for its unique features.
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A few hymns and vocabulary lists survive as records of the Tutelo language.
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The Tutelo language is now considered extinct, with no living native speakers remaining.
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Researchers have studied the Tutelo language to reconstruct aspects of Siouan linguistic history.
Synonyms
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A group of Native American languages that the Sioux and related tribes speak in central North America
A language once spoken by the Tutelo people in the eastern United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines the proper name 'Tutelo' with the noun 'language' to mean 'the language of the Tutelo people,' a meaning that is directly and compositionally derivable from the constituents. This '[X] language' naming pattern is cross-linguistically regular and follows standard English noun modification, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
Tutelo language: The name Tutelo language comes from the Tutelo people who once lived in the eastern United States, and language here simply means 'the way they spoke'. Today only a few hymns and word lists survive, so no one speaks this language anymore.