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Yana language

Yana language

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An extinct Native American language once spoken by the Yana people in Northern California
  • noun
: idioma Yana
  • The last native speaker of the Yana language died in the early 20th century.

Examples

  • Only a handful of recordings of the Yana language exist today.

  • Linguists have studied the Yana language to learn more about California's indigenous cultures.

  • The Yana language was once spoken by the Yana people.

  • Are there any resources available for learning the Yana language?

  • Linguists have studied the Yana language to learn more about California's indigenous cultures.

  • Only a handful of recordings of the Yana language exist today.

  • The last native speaker of the Yana language died in the early 20th century.

Synonyms

Yana
vsYana language
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The language once spoken by a Native American people in northern California

is the two-word formal name referring to the same extinct language

Surface Forms

Yana language singular
Yana languages plural

Morphology

Yana + language

This is a transparent compositional noun phrase: 'Yana' (the people or proper name) + 'language' yields 'the language spoken by the Yana people.' The construction X + "language" is a regular, cross-linguistic pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily understand.

Etymology

Yana language is named after the Yana people of northern California. Imagine a group called Yana and the language they used to speak. That's why Yana language means the speech once used by the Yana people and is now no longer spoken.