indigenous language
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indigenous
adjective
uk/ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.nəs/us/ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs/
used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere ...
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language
noun
uk/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/us/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, ...
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(Definition ofindigenousandlanguagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofindigenous language
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Moreover, he was extremely interested in theindigenouslanguageand in ancient cultures.
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Translation from anindigenouslanguageto pidgin reveals a high degree of closeness to the original speech patterns, notably in attempts to preserve syntactical equivalents.
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Some bilingual education programs were quite successful in bringing theindigenouslanguageinto the classroom, and increasing children's respect for their language.
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The afore-named languages have the advantage of being the onlyindigenouslanguageof their state or country.
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The question is, whichindigenouslanguageor languages should have official status?
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A full treatment of the impact that missionaries have had onindigenouslanguagepractices and ideologies therefore needs to recognize these distinctions.
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One must be grounded in theindigenouslanguageand culture to grasp such nuances.
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Prerequisites for the program include knowledge of anindigenouslanguageand support from an indigenous organization.
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English does not require the denigration or elimination of the learner'sindigenouslanguagesystems.
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This applies toindigenouslanguagelearning for some students and to national language learning for others, who can use translations of traditional stories.
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On the other hand, ethnicity involves much more than speaking theindigenouslanguage.
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There are seven recognizedindigenouslanguagegroups, spoken natively by about 88% of the population, and there is good mutual intelligibility within each group.
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It then goes on to show that the deliberate and structured introduction of these technologies toindigenouslanguageprogrammes can facilitateindigenouslanguagestabilisation and development.
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But this is a scenario in which oneindigenouslanguageis imposed on everyone, and is likely to be a foreign language for the majority of students.
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She uses examples ofindigenouslanguagemaintenance, loss, and revival to reconceptualize the field of language planning as crucially responsive to political considerations, ethnographic research results, and community needs.
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In this connection, the author found that, to her own benefit, during the early colonial period notaries produced a notable amount of documents in theindigenouslanguage.
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Arabic is not being taught in schools, because although it is widely used in the region, it is not anindigenouslanguage.
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