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5923731392Creolesystematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols0
5923731393Dialectthe usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people1
5923736257Indo European Languagesa family of several hundred related languages and dialects2
5923737606IsoglossA geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs3
5923737607Languagea set of sounds, combination of sounds, and symbols that are used for communication4
5923739940Language Familylarge groups of languages having similar roots5
5923745122Language Groupa set of languages with a relatively recent common origin and many similar characteristics6
5923746671Language Subfamilya smaller group of related languages within a language family7
5923782456Lingua Francaa common language used by speakers of different languages8
5923787073Linguistic Diversitythe more different the language the more diferent the people that speak them9
5923788729Monolingualspeaking one language10
5923790907MultilingualSpeaking more than one language11
5923792161Official Languagea governmentally designated language of instruction and other official public and private communication12
5923794774Pidgina simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages13
5923796724Toponymythe name by which a geographical place is known14
5923799056Trade LanguageA language used between native speakers of different languages to allow them to communicate so that they can trade with each other.15

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