The name of a national language is commonly the same as the national adjective. In this case, the words are nouns and may be modified by adjectives.

Examples

adjective. of, from, or characteristic of the country; rural: a winding country road. of, relating to, or associated with country music: That Nashville station plays country records all day long. rude; unpolished; rustic: country manners.

Proper Adjectives for Nationalities

Proper Adjectives

Proper Adjectives from Place Names (countries, continents, regions, cities)

Countries, Adjective Forms & Nationalities: Countries, Adjective Forms, and Nationalities (#12)

Countries, Adjective Forms & Nationalities: Countries, Adjective Forms, and Nationalities (#9)

An eponymous adjective is an adjective which has been derived from the name of a person, real or fictional. Persons from whose name the adjectives have been derived are called eponyms.

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. Whatever exists, we assume, can be named, and that name is a noun. A proper noun used as an addressed person’s name is called a noun of address. Common nouns name everything else, things that usually are not capitalized.

Most adjectives used in writing and speech are common adjectives. Common adjectives are not capitalized. This is because they are everyday words, not derived from proper nouns. Proper adjectives are derived from proper nouns.

The word Bible itself can be used as a normal noun (the fisherman’s bible, or a bible for cooks), but biblical clearly refers to the proper-noun usage of Bible, and yet it is not given a capital initial.

Adjectives, writes the author, professional stickler Mark Forsyth, “absolutely have to be in this order: opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun.

The word “Chinese” is an adjective (specifically, a proper adjective) because it is used to describe a noun, as in “Chinese food.” Because proper adjectives derive themselves from proper nouns (which are capitalized), proper adjectives should be capitalized.

: an adjective that is formed from a proper noun and that is usually capitalized in English.

pacific (adjective) Pacific (proper noun) Pacific Rim (noun)

The noun Japanese is a proper noun. Nouns that name specific groups of people are proper nouns and are always capitalized.

The noun ‘Chinese’ is a proper noun.

Common Nouns Vs Proper Nouns