polysynthetic
/ˌpɑlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/
adjective
- Describing a language that forms long words by combining many smaller parts (morphemes), each adding meaning.
- Many Indigenous languages of North America are polysynthetic.
- In a polysynthetic language, a single word can express a whole sentence.
- Linguists study how polysynthetic languages build complex words from simple roots.
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