Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

language nest

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: lan-guage nest
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A language revitalisation programme in which children and non-native speakers acquire the endangered language through immersion in special-purpose locations called 'nests'.

noun

The location itself.

Example Sentences

"From our viewpoint, getting a language nest established is essential. It is very difficult to remain motivated to use the target language on a regular basis if there is no circumstance that necessitates it."
"There are now language nests all over the world—Besides New Zealand and Hawai'i, there are language nests (and immersion preschools for endangered languages by other labels) in mainland United States (for example, the Esther Martinez fund of the Adminstration for Native Americans funded proposals for nine ongoing or planned language nests and other pre-school immersion programs in 2015."

Etymology

Calque of Māori kōhanga reo.

Inflected Forms

language nests (plural)

Phrases

kohanga reo

Frequently Paired Words

kohanga reo

Questions

What does language nest mean?: A language revitalisation programme in which children and non-native speakers acquire the endangered language through immersion in special-purpose locations called 'nests'.
Where does language nest come from?: Calque of Māori kōhanga reo.

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