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Meaning of cànan | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR A1 Common
ˈkʰãːnan

Definitions

  1. language
  2. Equivalent to 'language': A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

Equivalents

English language

Examples

“ach m' aideachd àigheach-sa anns gach cànan a labhras daoine bidh d'ainm air gach teanga, pròiseil, prìseil 's tu mo chànan bheag sheang”

but I proclaim exultantly in all the languages of men, your name will be on every tongue, proud, priceless you are my small slender language

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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