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5457774205ideogramssymbols used as a system of writing0
5457779379isolated languageunrelated to any other language1
5457782723language familylanguages related by common ancestor long before written history2
5457788529lingua francatwo languages mix into a simple common language3
5457793826dialectregional variation4
5457796092vulgar Latinancient Roman Latin5
5457799536official languagelanguage used for public documents6
5457804702Isoglossboundary that separates different languages7
5457815350creoleMixture of colonial language with indigenous language8
5457821610pidginspeech used for communications between two different language speakers9
5457832314literary traditionwritten language10
5457835481language branchlanguage derived from same language family11
5457839398standard languagelanguage used for official government business, etc.12
5457845607ebonicsAfro-American dialect13
5457847460FranglishEnglish terms into French language14
5457853846Spanglishcombination of Spanish and English15
5457856268extinctlanguage no longer used16
5457866878BRPupper class British dialect17

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