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9699045373CreoleA language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated0
9699045374DialectA regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.1
9699045375IsoglossA boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate.2
9699045376LanguageA system of communication through the use of speech; a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning3
9699045377Language FamilyA collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed before recorded history.4
9699045378Language GroupA collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary5
9699045379Lingua FrancaA language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people with different native languages6
9699045380Pidgin LanguageA form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca; used for communication among speakers of two different languages7
9699045381ToponymyThe study of the origins and meaning of place-names.8

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