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Etymology [ ]
Middle English language from Old French language from Vulgar Latin *linguaticum from Latin lingua ( “ ‘ tongue, speech, language’ ” ) from Template:OL. [[Category:Template:OL. derivations|Language]] dingua "tongue" from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s ( “ ‘ tongue, speech, language’ ” ) . Displaced native Middle English rearde, ȝerearde "language" (from Old English reord "language, speech"), Middle English londspreche, londspeche "language" (from Old English *landspræc "language, national tongue"), Old English þēod and þēodisc , "language".
Pronunciation [ ]
Noun [ ]
Singular
Language
Plural s
Language (s)
( countable ) A form of communication using words either spoken or gestured with the hands and structured with grammar , often with a writing system .
the English language
sign language
1900 , William Beckford, The History of the Caliph Vathek [1] , page 50 :
"No language could express his rage and despair."
( uncountable ) The ability to communicate using words.
the gift of language
( countable or uncountable ) Nonverbal communication.
body language
( computing , countable ) A computer language .
( uncountable ) The vocabulary and usage used in a particular specialist field.
legal language
( uncountable ) The particular words used in speech or a passage of text.
The language he used to talk to me was obscene.
The language used in the law does not permit any other interpretation.
( uncountable ) Profanity .
1978 , James Carroll, Mortal Friends [2] , ISBN 0440157897 , page 500 :
"Where the hell is Horace?" ¶"There he is. He's coming. You shouldn't use language ."
Synonyms [ ]
( system of communication ) : lingo (colloquial ), tongue , speech , parlance
( computer language ) : computer language , programming language
( vocabulary of a particular field ) : jargon , phraseology , terminology
( particular words used ) : lexis , phraseology , phrasing , terms , wording , words
Derived terms [ ]
Terms derived from language
Related terms [ ]
Translations [ ]
system of communication using words or symbols
Afrikaans : taal
Albanian: gjuhë sq (sq) f.
Arabic: لُغَةٌ ar (ar) (lúgha) f.
Aragonese: please add this translation if you can
Aramaic:
Syriac: ܠܫܢܐ (lišānā’) m.
Hebrew: לשנא (lišānā’) m.
Armenian: լեզու hy (hy) (lezu)
Assamese : ভাষা as (as)
Asturian : idioma m. , llingua f.
Avar : мацӀ av (av) (macʼ)
Azeri : dil
Bashkir : тел (tel)
Basque : hizkuntza
Belarusian: мова be (be) (móva) f.
Bengali: ভাষা bn (bn) (bhāṣā)
Bosnian: jezik bs (bs) m.
Budukh : [[мез#Template:Bdk |мез ]] (mez)
Bulgarian: език bg (bg) (ezík) m.
Burmese: ဘာသာစကား my (my)
Buryat : хэлэн (xeleng)
Catalan : idioma m. , llengua f.
Chechen : мотт (mott)
Cherokee: ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ (gawonihisdi)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 語言 cmn (cmn) , 语言 cmn (cmn) (yǔyán)
Min Nan : gí-giân
Coptic : [[ⲗⲁⲥ#Template:Cop |Template:Copt ]] (las)
Cornish : yeth
Crimean Tatar : dil
Croatian: jezik hr (hr) m.
Czech: jazyk cs (cs) m. , řeč cs (cs) f.
Danish: sprog da (da) n. , mål da (da)
Dolgan : [[тыл#Template:Dlg |тыл ]] (tıl)
Dutch: taal nl (nl) f. , spraak nl (nl) f.
Esperanto: lingvo eo (eo)
Estonian: keel et (et)
Fiji Hindi : [[bhasa#Template:Hif |bhasa ]]
Finnish: kieli fi (fi)
French: langue fr (fr) f.
Gagauz : [[dil#Template:Gag |dil ]]
Galician : linguaxe
Georgian: ენა ka (ka) (ena)
German: Sprache de (de) f.
Gilbertese : taetae
Greek:
Ancient: γλῶσσα (glỗssα) f. , γλῶττα (glỗttα) f.
Modern: γλώσσα (ghlóssa) f.
Gujarati : બાશા (bāshā)
Hawaiian: ‘ōlelo
Hebrew: לשון he (he) (lašón, lashón) f. , שפה he (he) (safá) f.
Hindi: भाषा hi (hi) (bhāṣā) f. , ज़बान hi (hi) (zabān) f.
Hungarian: nyelv hu (hu)
Icelandic: mál is (is) n. , tungumál is (is) n. , tunga is (is) n.
Ido : linguo
Indonesian: bahasa id (id)
Ingush : [[мотт#Template:Inh |мотт ]] (mott)
Interlingua : lingua
Irish: teanga ga (ga) f.
Italian: lingua it (it) f.
Japanese: 言語 ja (ja) (げんご, géngo)
Javanese : basa
Kalmyk : келн (keln)
Kannada : ಭಾಷೆ kn (kn) (bhāsse)
Kanuri : [[tǝlam#Template:Kr |tǝlam ]]
Karachay-Balkar : [[тил#Template:Krc |тил ]] (til)
Karakalpak : [[til#Template:Kaa |til ]]
Kashubian : jãzëk
Kazakh: тіл kk (kk) (til)
Khakas : [[тіл#Template:Kjh |тіл ]] (tíl)
Khmer : ភាសា km (km) (pīăsā)
Korean: 언어 ko (ko) (eon-eo), 말 ko (ko) (mal)
Koryak : [[йилыйил#Template:Kpy |йилыйил ]] (yiləyil)
Krisa : [[iasg#Template:Ksi |iasg ]]
Kumyk : [[тил#Template:Kum |тил ]] (til)
Kurdish: ziman ku (ku) , زمان ku (ku)
Kyrgyz : тил (til )
Lakota : iyapi
Lao : ພາສາ lo (lo) (phaa-saa)
Latin: lingua la (la) f.
Latvian: valoda lv (lv) f.
Limburgish : taol f.
Lingala : lokóta
Lithuanian: kalba lt (lt) f.
Luxembourgish : Sprooch f.
Macedonian : јазик mk (mk) (jázik) m.
Malay: bahasa ms (ms)
Malayalam : ഭാഷ ml (ml) (bhaasha)
Maltese: lingwa mt (mt) , ilsien mt (mt)
Manx : çhengey gv (gv) f.
Marathi : भाषा (bhāshā)
Maricopa : chuukwer
Mirandese : lhéngua f.
Moksha : кяль (kyal’)
Mongolian: хэл mn (mn) (hel)
Nauruan : langue na (na)
Navajo: saad
Nepali: भाषा ne (ne)
Nogai : [[тил#Template:Nog |тил ]] (til)
Northern Sami : giella
Norwegian: språk n. , talemål (oral only) n.
Novial : lingue
O'odham : ñiok
Occitan : lenga f.
Ojibwe : inwewin , inwewinan pl.
Old Church Slavonic : [[ѩзꙑкъ#Template:Cu |Template:Cyrs ]] (językŭ) m.
Old English : spræc ang (ang)
Old High German : sprāhha
Oriya : [[ଭାଷା#Oriya|Template:Orya ]] or (or) (bhāṣā)
Persian: زبان fa (fa) (zæbān)
Polish: język pl (pl) m. , mowa pl (pl) f.
Portuguese: idioma pt (pt) m. , língua pt (pt) f. , linguagem pt (pt) f.
Pulaar : ɗemŋgal
Punjabi : ਬੋਲੀ (bōlī), ਜ਼ਬਾਨ (zabān), ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (bhāśā)
Quechua : rimay , simi
Romanian: limbă ro (ro) f.
Russian: язык ru (ru) (jazýk) m.
Samoan : gagana sm (sm)
Sanskrit: भाषा sa (sa) (bhāṣā) f.
Santali : [[ᱨᱳᱲ#Template:Sat |Template:Olck ]] (rorr)
Scots : leid
Scottish Gaelic : cànan gd (gd) m. , cainnt gd (gd) f.
Serbian: језик sr (sr) m. , jezik sr (sr) m.
Shor : [[тил#Template:Cjs |тил ]] (til)
Sindhi : زبان sd (sd) (zuban) f.
Sinhalese : භාෂාව si (si) (bhāṣāva)
Skolt Sami : ǩiõll
Slovak: jazyk sk (sk) m.
Slovene: jezik sl (sl) m.
Sotho : puo st (st)
Southern Altai : [[тил#Template:Alt |тил ]] (til)
Southern Sami : giella
Spanish: lengua es (es) f. , idioma es (es) m.
Svan : [[ნინ#Template:Sva |ნინ ]] (nin)
Swahili: lugha sg/pl (noun 9/10) , ki- (noun prefix 7)
Swedish: språk sv (sv) n.
Tahitian: please add this translation if you can
Tajik : забон tg (tg) (zabon)
Tamil : மொழி ta (ta) (moḻi), பாசை ta (ta) (pācai)
Tatar : tel tt (tt) , тел tt (tt)
Telugu : భాష te (te) (bhaasha)
Thai: ภาษา th (th) (paasăa)
Tongan: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: dil , lisan (obsolete )
Tuvan : [[дыл#Template:Tyv |дыл ]] (dıl)
Ukrainian: мова uk (uk) (móva) f.
Urdu: زبان ur (ur) (zabān) f. , بھاشا ur (ur) (bhāṣā) f.
Uyghur : تىل ug (ug) (til)
Uzbek: til uz (uz) , zabon uz (uz)
Vietnamese: tiếng vi (vi) , ngôn ngữ vi (vi) , tiếng nói vi (vi) ( verbal )
Volapük : pük vo (vo)
Welsh: iaith cy (cy) f.
West Frisian : taal
Wolof : làkk
Xhosa : ulwimi
Yakut : [[тыл#Template:Sah |тыл ]] (tıl)
Yiddish: לשון yi (yi) (loshn) n. , שפּראַך yi (yi) (shprakh) f.
the ability to communicate using words
Afrikaans : spraak
Armenian: լեզու hy (hy) (lezu)
Belarusian: мова be (be) (móva) f.
Bosnian: govor bs (bs) m.
Bulgarian: език bg (bg) (ezík) m.
Catalan : llenguatge , m.
Chinese:
Mandarin: 語言 cmn (cmn) , 语言 cmn (cmn) (yǔyán)
Czech: jazyk cs (cs) m. , řeč cs (cs) f.
Danish: sprogbeherskelse
Dutch: taal nl (nl) f. , spraak nl (nl) f.
Esperanto: lingvo eo (eo)
Finnish: kieli fi (fi) , puhe fi (fi)
French: langage fr (fr) m.
German: Sprache de (de) f.
Greek: λόγος el (el) (logos) m. , ομιλία el (el) (omilia) f.
Khmer : ភាសា (pīăsā)
Macedonian : говор mk (mk) (góvor) m.
Navajo: saad
Norwegian: taleevne no (no) m. and f.
Novial : lingue
Portuguese: língua pt (pt) f. , linguagem pt (pt) f.
Russian: язык (jazýk) m. , речь (reč) f.
Scottish Gaelic : cainnt gd (gd) f.
Serbian:
Cyrillic: говор m.
Roman: govor m.
Slovene: govor sl (sl) m.
Swedish: tal sv (sv) n.
Tamil : மொழி , பாசை
Turkish: dil tr (tr)
Yiddish: שפּראַך yi (yi) (shprakh) f.
nonverbal communication
Afrikaans : gebaretaal
Armenian: լեզու hy (hy) (lezu)
Belarusian: мова be (be) (móva) f.
Bulgarian: език bg (bg) (ezík) m.
Catalan : llenguatge
Chinese:
Mandarin: 語言 cmn (cmn) , 语言 cmn (cmn) (yǔyán)
Czech: jazyk cs (cs) m. , řeč cs (cs) f.
Danish: sprog da (da) n.
Dutch: taal nl (nl) f.
Esperanto: lingvo eo (eo)
Finnish: kieli fi (fi)
French: langage fr (fr) m. , langue fr (fr) m.
Galician : linguaxe
German: Sprache de (de) f.
Greek: γλώσσα el (el) (ghlóssa) f.
Hebrew: לשון (lašón) f. , שפה (safa) f.
Interlingua : linguage
Italian: linguaggio it (it) m.
Khmer : ភាសា (pīăsā)
Latvian: valoda lv (lv) f.
Macedonian : јазик mk (mk) (jázik) m.
Norwegian: språk no (no) n.
Novial : lingue
Portuguese: linguagem pt (pt) f.
Russian: язык (jazýk) m. , письменная речь (pís’mennaja reč) f.
Slovene: jezik sl (sl) m.
Spanish: lenguaje es (es) m.
Tamil : மொழி , பாசை
Thai: ภาษา th (th) (paasăa)
Turkish: dil tr (tr)
Ukrainian: мова uk (uk) (móva) f.
Vietnamese: ngôn ngữ vi (vi)
Yiddish: שפּראַך yi (yi) (shprakh) f.
computer language
See also computer language
Afrikaans : rekenaartaal
Arabic: لُغَةٌ (lúğa) f.
Armenian: լեզու hy (hy) (lezu)
Bulgarian: език bg (bg) (ezík) m.
Catalan : codi m. , llenguatge m.
Chinese:
Mandarin: 語言 cmn (cmn) , 语言 cmn (cmn) (yǔyán)
Czech: jazyk cs (cs) m.
Danish: sprog da (da) n.
Dutch: taal nl (nl) f. , code nl (nl) f.
Esperanto: lingvo eo (eo)
Finnish: kieli fi (fi) , ohjelmointikieli fi (fi)
French: langage fr (fr) m.
Galician : linguaxe
Georgian: ენა ka (ka) (ena)
German: Sprache de (de) f. , Sprachen de (de) pl.
Greek: γλώσσα προγραμματισμού el (el) (glossa programatismou) f. , κώδικας el (el) (kodikas) m.
Hebrew: שפה (safa) f.
Interlingua : linguage
Italian: linguaggio it (it) m.
Japanese: 言語 (げんご, gengo)
Khmer : ភាសា (pīăsā)
Korean: 언어 (言語, eon-eo)
Latvian: valoda lv (lv) f.
Lithuanian: kalba lt (lt) f.
Macedonian : јазик mk (mk) (jázik) m. , програмски јазик mk (mk) (prógramski jázik) m.
Malay: bahasa ms (ms)
Navajo: saad
Norwegian: språk no (no) n. , programmeringsspråk no (no) n.
Novial : lingue
Persian: زبان fa (fa) (zabân)
Portuguese: linguagem (de programação ) f.
Russian: язык (программирования ) (jazýk) m.
Scottish Gaelic : cànan gd (gd) m.
Slovene: jezik sl (sl) m.
Spanish: lenguaje es (es) m.
Swedish: språk n. , datorspråk n.
Tamil : மொழி , பாசை
Turkish: dil tr (tr)
Ukrainian: мова uk (uk) (móva) f.
Vietnamese: ngôn ngữ (máy tính )
Yiddish: שפּראַך yi (yi) (shprakh) f.
vocabulary of a particular field
Arabic: لُغَةٌ (lúğa) f.
Armenian: լեզու hy (hy) (lezu)
Bulgarian: език bg (bg) (ezík) m.
Catalan : llenguatge
Chinese:
Mandarin: 語言 cmn (cmn) , 语言 cmn (cmn) (yǔyán), 用語 cmn (cmn) , 用语 cmn (cmn) (yòngyǔ), 詞語 cmn (cmn) , 词语 cmn (cmn) (cíyǔ)
Czech: jazyk cs (cs) m. , řeč cs (cs) f.
Danish: sprog da (da) n. , terminologi da (da)
Dutch: taal nl (nl) f. , jargon nl (nl) f.
Esperanto: lingvo eo (eo)
Finnish: kieli fi (fi) , sanasto fi (fi)
French: langage fr (fr) m. , jargon fr (fr) m.
Galician : linguaxe
Georgian: ენა ka (ka) , ენები ka (ka) pl.
German: Sprache de (de) f. , Jargon de (de) n.
Greek: ιδιογλωσσία el (el) (idioglossia) f. , φρασεολογία el (el) (fraseologia) f. , διάλεκτος el (el) (dialektos) f.
Hebrew: לשון (lašón) f. , שפה (safa) f.
Interlingua : linguage
Italian: linguaggio it (it) m.
Japanese: 用語 (ようご, yōgo)
Khmer : ភាសា (pīăsā)
Korean: 용어 (用語, yong-eo)
Navajo: saad
Norwegian: språk (n. ), terminologi (m. )
Novial : lingue
Portuguese: linguagem pt (pt) f.
Russian: язык ru (ru) (jazýk) m. , лексикон ru (ru) (leksikón) m.
Scottish Gaelic : cainnt gd (gd) f.
Spanish: lenguaje es (es) m.
Swedish: språk sv (sv) n.
Tamil : மொழி , பாசை
Telugu : పదజాలం (padajAlam)
Turkish: dil tr (tr)
Vietnamese: ngôn ngữ , biệt ngữ , từ vựng , thuật ngữ
Yiddish: שפּראַך yi (yi) (shprakh) f.
particular words used
Afrikaans : taalgebruik
Armenian: լեզու hy (hy) (lezu)
Belarusian: мова be (be) (móva) f.
Bulgarian: език bg (bg) (ezík) m.
Catalan : llenguatge
Chinese:
Mandarin: 語言 cmn (cmn) , 语言 cmn (cmn) (yǔyán), 用語 cmn (cmn) , 用语 cmn (cmn) (yòngyǔ), 詞語 cmn (cmn) , 词语 cmn (cmn) (cíyǔ)
Danish: sprog n. , ordvalg
Dutch: taal nl (nl) f.
Esperanto: lingvo eo (eo)
Finnish: kieli fi (fi) , sanat fi (fi)
French: langage fr (fr) m.
Galician : linguaxe
German: Sprache de (de) f.
Greek: γλώσσα el (el) (ghlóssa) f.
Hebrew: לשון (lašón) f. , שפה (safa) f.
Interlingua : linguage
Italian: linguaggio it (it) m.
Japanese: 言い回し ja (ja) (iimawashi)
Macedonian : речник mk (mk) (réčnik) m.
Navajo: saad
Norwegian: språk no (no) n.
Novial : lingue
Polish: język pl (pl) m.
Portuguese: linguagem pt (pt) f.
Russian: язык ru (ru) (jazýk) m.
Scottish Gaelic : cainnt gd (gd) f.
Spanish: lenguaje es (es) m.
Swedish: språk sv (sv) n.
Telugu : పదజాలం (padajAlam)
Yiddish: שפּראַך yi (yi) (shprakh) f.
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Amuzgo : jñò ndá
Bengali : ভাষা (bhāṣā)
Breton : yezh f. , yezhoù pl.
Cebuano : yinaknan , pinulungan
Fijian : vosa
Guaraní : ñe'ẽ
Hawaiian : alelo
Kannada : ನುಡಿ kn (kn) (nuḍi), ಭಾಷೆ kn (kn) (bhāṣe)
Maltese : lingwaġġ
Manchu : gisun
Maori : reo
Middle High German : sprāche (f. )
Sardinian : limba
Slovak : reč f.
Tagalog : wika , salita, pagbigkas, pagbasa
Tupinambá : nhe'enga
Zulu : ulimi , isintu
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Etymology [ ]
Late Latin *linguaticum , from Classical Latin lingua ( “ ‘ tongue, language’ ” ) .
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