Indian (Noun)
Meaning 2
Any of the languages spoken by Amerindians.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The indigenous people of the region spoke a complex Indian language that was difficult for outsiders to learn.
- She studied the Indian language of the local tribe as part of her anthropology degree.
- The Indian language of the Inca Empire was still spoken by many people in the Andes.
- The linguist specialized in the Indian languages of North America, particularly those of the Plains Indians.
- The Indian language of the tribe was an important part of their cultural identity and was passed down from generation to generation.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Caddoan Language
- Kechua
- Uto-Aztecan Language
- Penutian
- Athabaskan
- Carib
- Siouan Language
- Tupi-Guarani Language
- Atakapa
- Muskhogean
- Tanoan Language
- Caddoan
- Arawak
- Athapaskan
- Iroquoian Language
- Maraco
- Tupi-Guarani
- Muskogean
- Muskogean Language
- Algonquin
- Uto-Aztecan
- Siouan
- Caribbean Language
- Quechuan Language
- Maracan Language
- Athapascan
- Algonquian
- Algonquian Language
- Mayan
- Tanoan
- Caddo
- Arawakan
- Maya
- Hokan
- Attacapa
- Attacapan
- Quechua
- Na-Dene
- Iroquois
- Hoka
- Athabascan
- Mosan
- Quechuan
- Muskhogean Language
- Mayan Language
- Iroquoian
- Atakapan