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5241429111LangaugeA set of sounds and symbols0
5241429112Mutual intelligibilityWhen two people understand each when speaking1
5241429113Standard languageA language that is published, and widely distributed2
5241429114DialectVariants of a standard language3
5241429115IsoglossA geographic boundary for a language4
5241429116Language familiesWhen more than one language share a common ancestor5
5241429117SoundshiftA slight change in a word across its language family6
5241429118Proto indo-euroAn ancestral indo-euro langauge7
5241429119Backward reconstructionTracking sound shifts toward and original language8
5241429120Deep reconstructionTo recreate a language9
5241429121NostraticAn ancestor of proto indo euro10
5241429122Language divergenceWhen a language breaks down through spatial interactions11
5241429123Language convergenceTwo language into one12
5241429124Conquest theoryThe theory that protoindoeuro diffused through conquest13
5241429125Agricultural theoryThat protoindoeuro diffused through the diffusion of agriculture14
5241492520Romance languageFrench, spainish, Italian, Romanian, and Portuguese15
5241492521Germanic languageEnglish, German, danish, Norwegian, and Swedish16
5241492522Slavic languageRussian, polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian17
5241492523Lingua FrancaThe common language for trade18
5241492524Pidgin languageCombined parts of language to simply it19
5241492525Creole languageA pidgin language that is more complex and developmemt20
5241492526Monolingual stateA state where everyone speaks the same language21
5241492527Multilingual stateCountries with more than one language22
5241492528Official languageA selected langue made official for a country23
5241492529Place nameA name for a unique location based off a reflection of its history24
5241492530ToponymsA place name25

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