kotoko

Thân thiện

A child learns to speak Kotoko with their grandmother.

Definition

Noun 1. A Chadic language: "Kotoko" refers to a specific language belonging to the Chadic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. It is spoken by the Kotoko people in regions south of Lake Chad, primarily in Cameroon, Chad, and Nigeria.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Linguists are studying the grammar of Kotoko.
  • Kotoko is one of the many Chadic languages spoken in Central Africa.
  • The preservation of Kotoko is important for the cultural heritage of its speakers.

Advanced Usage

• As an ethnolinguistic identifier: The term "Kotoko" can also refer to the people who speak this language, though the primary dictionary definition is linguistic.
  • The Kotoko have a rich history in the Lake Chad basin.

Variants and Related Words

• Kotoko languages: This plural form can refer to the dialect cluster or group of closely related languages within the Kotoko subgroup.
• Chadic: The larger language family to which Kotoko belongs.
• Afro-Asiatic: The major macro-language family encompassing Chadic languages.

Synonyms

• Logone: This is an alternative name sometimes used for the Kotoko language or a specific dialect within the Kotoko continuum.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad

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