mountain nyala
- noun
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nyala de montaña
- The mountain nyala is an endangered species native to the highlands of Ethiopia.
Examples
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Visitors to Bale Mountains National Park hope to catch a glimpse of the rare mountain nyala.
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Researchers spent months tracking the elusive mountain nyala through dense forests.
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The mountain nyala is a unique species found only in Ethiopia.
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Many tourists visit Ethiopia to see the rare mountain nyala.
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The mountain nyala is an endangered species native to the highlands of Ethiopia.
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Visitors to Bale Mountains National Park hope to catch a glimpse of the rare mountain nyala.
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Many tourists visit Ethiopia to see the rare mountain nyala.
Synonyms
A large shaggy antelope that lives in the high mountains of Ethiopia, called the mountain nyala
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'nyala' (an antelope) modified by 'mountain' indicates a nyala that lives in or is associated with mountains, so the overall meaning is derivable from the constituents. This noun+noun modifier pattern is common cross-linguistically and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Mountain nyala comes from joining mountain, the high places where it lives, and nyala, a local word for an 'antelope'. So the name simply tells you it is an antelope that lives in the mountains.
