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Vepse language

Vepse language

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A language spoken by the Veps people in northwest Russia
  • noun
: idioma veps
  • The Vepse language is spoken by the Veps people.

Examples

  • The Vepse language is considered endangered, with only a few thousand speakers remaining.

  • She is conducting research on the grammar of the Vepse language.

  • Efforts to revitalize the Vepse language include publishing textbooks and literature.

  • Many children in the region learn the Vepse language at school.

  • Many children in the region learn the Vepse language at school.

  • Efforts to revitalize the Vepse language include publishing textbooks and literature.

  • The Vepse language is considered endangered, with only a few thousand speakers remaining.

Synonyms

Vepse
vsVepse language
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A language spoken by a small native group in northwestern Russia

is the fuller noun phrase stating origin and language in standard form
Vepsian language
vsVepse language
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A language the Veps people speak in northwestern Russia

is the basic name phrased as a full descriptive language label
Veps
vsVepse language
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A language spoken by a small group of people in northwest Russia

is the more descriptive noun phrase rather than the single-word label
Vepsian
vsVepse language
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A language spoken by the Veps people in northwestern Russia

is the full language noun phrase rather than the adjective-based label
Veps language
vsVepse language
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The language of the Veps people in northwestern Russia

is the compact descriptive name that avoids people-focused phrasing

Surface Forms

Vepse language singular
Vepse languages plural

Morphology

Vepse + language

The phrase is fully compositional: 'Vepse' identifies the people or their speech and 'language' denotes a speech system, so together they mean the language of the Veps. This proper-name + language construction is cross-linguistically common and immediately inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Vepse language is named after the Veps, a small people who live by lakes and forests in northwest Russia; Vepse names the people and language means how they 'speak', so the phrase simply refers to the speech of the Veps people.