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| A system of communication through the use of speech; a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning. |
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| A language that is written as well as spoken. |
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| A collection of languages related to teach other thorough a common ancestor before recorded history. |
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| A collection of languages related through a common language family that existed several thousand years ago. |
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| A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary. |
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| The system of writing used in China and other East Asian countries in which each symbol represents an idea or a concept rather than a specific sound, as is the case with letters in English. |
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| The language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publications of documents. |
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| A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation. |
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| A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages. |
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| A term used by the French for English words that have entered in the French language; a combination of français and anglais, the French words for French and English, respectively. |
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| Combination of Spanish and English. |
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| Combination of German and English. |
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| A language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any langue family. |
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| A language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used. |
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