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381937208accenta distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language0
26767057dialecta particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group1
720624294Esperantoa language introduced in 1887 by Dr. L.L. Zamenhof after years of development. He proposed Esperanto as a second language that would allow people who speak different native languages to communicate, yet at the same time retain their own languages and cultural identities2
621588650extinct languagea language that no longer has any speakers, or that is no longer in current use3
631738363ideograma written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it4
129001884isoglossa line on a dialect map marking the boundary between linguistic features5
89520913isolated languageA language that has no known linguistic affiliation with any other language6
510931237language branchA language branch is a newer, or less commonly spoken language that has a older "parent language"7
652781818languageCommunication of thoughts and feelings through a system of arbitrary signals, such as voice sounds, gestures, or written symbols8
128509974language groupSet of languages with a relatively recent common origin and many similar characteristics9
235719257language familyA language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestor10
474255521lingua francaa language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different11
132789129literary traditionA language that is written as well as spoken12
819814117mono-, bi-, multi- linguilityHow many languages a person speaks13
9270278official languagea language that is given a special legal status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction14
652883239orthographythe conventional spelling system of a language15
136863936pidgina grammatically simplified form of a language, used for communication between people not sharing a common language16
867723329standard languagea language variety used by a group of people in their public discourse17
281940647toponyma place name, especially one derived from a topographical feature18
383174808trade languagea restructured language19
233899012vernacularthe language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region20

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