英语词汇uhyanapatanvaani的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Uhyanapatanvaani. In the Karuk indigenous language of the United States this huge word means “little word asker.” It was coined by the Karuk in honor of William Bright (1928– 2006), a renowned linguist, whose dictionaries and other books on American Indian languages, especially the Karuk (sometimes called Karok), helped keep their words and phrases alive. “Little word asker” referred to the many travels Professor Bright made to ask Native speakers the meaning of their words, for which they also made him an honorary mem- ber of the tribe.

词汇	uhyanapatanvaani
词源	Uhyanapatanvaani. In the Karuk indigenous language of the United States this huge word means “little word asker.” It was coined by the Karuk in honor of William Bright (1928– 2006), a renowned linguist, whose dictionaries and other books on American Indian languages, especially the Karuk (sometimes called Karok), helped keep their words and phrases alive. “Little word asker” referred to the many travels Professor Bright made to ask Native speakers the meaning of their words, for which they also made him an honorary mem- ber of the tribe.
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