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6069005312Sino-TibetanPeople in china speak a language from0
6069005313DialectA form of language spoken in a local area. Distinct vocab + pronunciation1
6069005314IsoglossDefined area with distinct word usage and pronounciation2
6069005315Lingua FrancaA mutually understood and common trade language used by people of different native language3
6069005316Niger-CongoMost important and widely spoken language in sub-Saharan Africa is4
6069005317Romance languagesItalian French English Romanian Spanish Portuguese5
6069005318Second largest language familySino-Tibetan6
6069005319Largest language familyIndo-European7
6069005320Largest native spoken languageMadarin8
6069005321Language familyIndividual languages with common ancestor background. Split into branches9
6069005322Language branchesgroup of language with common origin but evolved into different languages10
6069005323Language groupsIndividual languages within a language branch.11
6069005324LanguageSystem of communication12
6069005325IdeogramsSystem of writing in China13
6069005326Isolation =Not a lot of change in the language14
6069142074Three European people formed EnglishCeltics German tribes Norman's15
6069142075German tribesAngles jutes saxons16
6069142076Standard languageFor languages with multiple dialects. Used for gov business and edu17
6069142077Western IranianSouthwest Asia, Iran Arabic alphabet Persian, Kurdish18
6069142078Eastern IndicIndia and neighboring countries Hindi19
6069142079Ethnologue438 languages in india20
6069142080HebrewRevived to to Judaism21
6069142081SwitzerlandSuccessful multilingual country: French German Romanism Italian22
6069142082BasqueIsolated preserved language23
6069142083IcelandicNorwegian language that hasn't changed over time24
6069142084Balto-Slavic branchRussian25
6069142085AustrinesiaIndonesia, Madagascar26
6069142086Afro- asiaticNorth Africa Arabic, Hebrew27
6069142087KhoisanClicking sounds28

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