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Etymology
From OF. langage, from VL. *linguaticum, from L. lingua#Latin|lingua, tongue, speech, language, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Indo-European *dnghwa-, tongue, speech, language

Pronunciation
enPR|l�ngʹgwĭj, IPA|/�læ�gwɪʤ/, SAMPA|/"l{NgwIdZ?/
audio|en-us-language.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. uncountable The expression of an understanding — see "Language is Understanding"
2. <!--DefB-->countable A system of communication using the spoken word or using symbols that represent words or sounds.

#:the English language

1. <!--DefC-->uncountable The ability to communicate using words.

#:the gift of language

1. <!--DefD-->context|countable|or|uncountable A nonverbal system of communication.

#:sign language

1. <!--DefE-->context|computing|countable A computer language.
2. <!--DefF-->uncountable The vocabulary used in a particular specialist field.

#:legal language

1. <!--DefG-->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.

Synonyms
<!--DefB-->(system of communication): lingo (colloquial), tongue, speech
<!--DefE-->(computer language): computer language, programming language
<!--DefF-->(vocabulary of a particular field): jargon, phraseology, terminology
<!--DefG-->(particular words used): lexis, phraseology, phrasing, terms, wording, words

Derived terms
rel-top|Terms derived from language
artificial language
bad language
body language
computing language
foreign language
language barrier
language code
language cop
language death
language extinction
language family
language lab, language laboratory
language model
language of flowers
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language planning
language police
language pollution
language processing
language school
language shift
language technology
language transfer
machine language
mind one's language
modern language
natural language
programming language
sign language
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Related terms
langue<!--English word-->
linguine
linguistics

Translations
<!--DefA-->
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Albanian: gjuhë f
Amuzgo: jñò ndá
Basque: hizkuntza
Belarusian: мова (móva) f
Bosnian: jezik#Bosnian|jezik m
Bulgarian: език (ezík) m
Catalan: llenguatge
Croatian: jezik m
Czech: jazyk m
Danish: sprog n
Dutch: taal f
Esperanto: lingvo
Estonian: keel#Estonian|keel
Fijian: vosa
Finnish: kieli, puhe
French: langage m
Galician: linguaxe
German: Sprache f
Hawaiian: alelo
Hungarian: nyelv
Icelandic: mál n, tungumál n
Indonesian: bahasa
Interlingua: linguage
Italian: linguaggio m
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Japanese: �� (���, kotobá)
Khmer: KMchar|���� (pī�s�)
Kurdish: KUchar|ز�ا�
Latvian: valoda f
Lithuanian: kalba f
Malay: bahasa
Malayalam: ഭാഷ (bhaasha)
Maltese: ilsien, lingwaġġ
Maori: reo
Middle High German: spr�che (f)
Norwegian: språk (m)
Novial: lingue
Old High German: spr�hha
Polish: j�zyk m
Portuguese: linguagem f
Russian: �з�к (jazýk) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �език m
:Roman: jezik#Serbian|jezik m
Scots: leid
Slovene: jezik m
Spanish: lenguaje m
Tamil: ம�ழி, பா��
Ukrainian: мова (móva) f
Vietnamese: ngôn ngữ
Võro: kiil
Yiddish: שפּר�ַ� f
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<!--DefB-->
trans-top|system of communication using words or symbols
Afrikaans: taal
Albanian: gjuha
Arabic: ARchar|�غة|��غ�ة� (lúγa) f, ARchar|�غات|��غ�ات unicode|(luγá�t) p
Aramaic:
:Syriac: ܠܫܢ� (lesh�n�, leshono) m
:Hebrew: �שנ� (lesh�n�, leshono) m
Armenian: Õ¬Õ¥Õ¦Õ¸Ö� (lezu)
Asturian: idioma m, llingua f
Azeri: dil
Basque: hizkuntzak
Belarusian: мова (móva) f
Bosnian: jezik#Bosnian|jezik m
Bulgarian: език (ezík) m
Buryat: ��л�н (xeleng)
Catalan: idioma m, llengua f
Cherokee: ������ (gawonihisdi)
Chinese: ��, 语� (y�yán)
:Min Nan: gí-giân
Cornish: yeth
Croatian: jezik m
Czech: jazyk m
Danish: sprog#Danish|sprog n, mål
Dutch: taal f, spraak f
Esperanto: lingvo
Estonian: keel#Estonian|keel
Finnish: kieli
French: langue f
Frisian: taal
Gaelic (Irish): teanga
Gaelic (Scottish): cànan
Galician: linguaxe
German: Sprache f, Sprachen p
Gilbertese: taetae
Greek,
:Ancient: IPAchar|γλῶ��α (gl�ssα) f, IPAchar|γλῶ��α (gl�ttα) f
:Modern: γλ���α (ghlóssa) f, ε�ικοιν�νία (epikinonia) f, διάλεκ�ο� (dialektos) f, ιδί�μα (idioma) n
Gujarati: બાશા (b�sh�)
Hawaiian: 'olelo|��lelo
Hebrew: �ש�� (lašón) f, שפ� (safa) f
Hindi: भाषा (bh�sh�) m
Hungarian: nyelv
Icelandic: mál n, tungumál n
Ido: linguo
Indonesian: bahasa
Interlingua: lingua#Interlingua|lingua
Italian: lingua#Italian|lingua f
Japanese: �� (���, géngo)
Javanese: basa#Javanese|basa
Kalmyk: келн (keln)
Kannada: ಭಾಷ� (bh�sse)
Khmer: KMchar|���� (pī�s�)
Korean: �� (��, eon-eo), � (mal)
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Kurdish: ziman, KUchar|ز�ا�
Kyrgyz: �ил (til)
Lakota: iyapi
Latin: lingua#Latin|lingua f
Latvian: valoda f
Limburgish: taol f
Lingala: lokóta
Lithuanian: kalba f
Luxembourgish: Sprooch f
Malay: bahasa
Malayalam: ഭാഷ (bhaasha)
Maltese: lingwa, ilsien
Marathi: भाषा (bh�sh�)
Maricopa: chuukwer
Mirandese: lhéngua f
Mongolian: ��л (khel)
Nauruan: langue#Nauruan|langue
Navajo: saad
Northern Sami: giella
Norwegian: språk n, talemål (oral only) n
Novial: lingue
Occitan: lenga f
Ojibwe: inwewin, inwewinan p
Old English: spræc
Old High German: spr�hha
O'odham: ñiok
Persian: FAchar|زبا� (zæb�n)
Polish: j�zyk m, mowa f
Portuguese: idioma m, língua f, linguagem f
Punjabi: ਬ�ਲ� (b�lī), �਼ਬਾਨ (zab�n), ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (bh���)
Quechua: rimay, simi
Romanian: limb� f
Russian: �з�к (jazýk) m
Scots: leid
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �език#Serbian|�език m
:Roman: jezik#Serbian|jezik m
Skolt Sami: ǩiõll
Slovak: jazyk m
Slovene: jezik m
Southern Sami: giella
Spanish: lengua f, idioma m
Swahili: lugha sg/pl (noun 9/10), ki-#Swahili|ki- (noun prefix 7)
Swedish: språk n
Tamil: ம�ழி, பா��
Thai: THchar|ภาษา (paas�a)
Telugu: భాష
Turkish: dil, lisan (obsolete)
Ukrainian: мова (móva) f
Urdu: URchar|زبا� (zab�n) f
Vietnamese: tiếng, ngôn ngữ, tiếng nói (verbal)
Volapük: pük
Welsh: iaith f
Xhosa: ulwimi
Yiddish: �ש�� (loshn) n, שפּר�ַ� f
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<!--DefC-->
trans-top|the ability to communicate using words
Afrikaans: spraak
Belarusian: мова (móva) f
Bosnian: govor#Bosnian|govor m
Catalan: llenguatge, m
Czech: jazyk m
Danish: sprogbeherskelse
Dutch: taal f, spraak f
Esperanto: lingvo
Finnish: kieli, puhuminen
French: langage m
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German: Sprache f
Greek: λ�γο� (logos) m, ομιλία (omilia) f
Khmer: KMchar|���� (pī�s�)
Norwegian: språk (m)
Novial: lingue
Portuguese: língua f, linguagem f
Russian: �з�к (jazýk) m, �е�� (r'e�) f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: гово�#Serbian|гово� m
:Roman: govor#Serbian|govor m
Slovene: govor m
Swedish: tal n
Tamil: ம�ழி, பா��
Yiddish: שפּר�ַ� f
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<!--DefD-->
trans-top|nonverbal system of communication
Afrikaans: gebaretaal
Belarusian: мова (móva) f
Catalan: llenguatge
Czech: jazyk m
Danish: sprog n
Dutch: taal f
Esperanto: lingvo
Finnish: kieli
French: langage m
Galician: linguaxe
German: Sprache f
Greek: γλ���α (ghlóssa) f
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Hebrew: �ש�� (lašón) f, שפ� (safa) f
Interlingua: linguage
Italian: linguaggio m
Khmer: KMchar|���� (pī�s�)
Latvian: valoda f
Norwegian: språk n
Novial: lingue
Portuguese: linguagem f
Russian: �з�к (jazýk) m
Slovene: jezik m
Spanish: lenguaje m
Tamil: ம�ழி, பா��
Thai: THchar|ภาษา (paas�a)
Ukrainian: мова (móva) f
Vietnamese: ngôn ngữ
Yiddish: שפּר�ַ� f
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<!--DefE-->
trans-top|computer language
see|computer language
Afrikaans: rekenaartaal
Arabic: ARchar|�غة|��غ�ة� (lúγa) f, ARchar|�غات|��غ�ات unicode|(luγá�t) p
Catalan: codi m, llenguatge m
Czech: jazyk m
Danish: sprog n
Dutch: taal f, code f
Esperanto: lingvo
Finnish: kieli, ohjelmointikieli
French: langage m
Galician: linguaxe
German: Sprache f, Sprachen p
Greek: γλ���α ��ογ�αμμα�ι�μο� (glossa programatismou) f, κ�δικα� (kodikas) m
Hebrew: שפ� (safa) f
Interlingua: linguage
Italian: linguaggio m
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Japanese: �� (���, gengo)
Khmer: KMchar|���� (pī�s�)
Korean: �� (��, eon-eo)
Latvian: valoda f
Lithuanian: kalba f
Novial: lingue
Malay: bahasa
Norwegian: språk n, programeringsspråk n
Portuguese: linguagem (de programação) f
Russian: �з�к (jazýk) m
Slovene: jezik m
Spanish: lenguaje m
Swedish: språk n, datorspråk n
Tamil: ம�ழி, பா��
Ukrainian: мова (móva) f
Vietnamese: ngôn ngữ (máy tính)
Yiddish: שפּר�ַ� f
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<!--DefF-->
trans-top|vocabulary of a particular field
Arabic: ARchar|�غة|��غ�ة� (lúγa) f, ARchar|�غات|��غ�ات unicode|(luγá�t) p
Catalan: llenguatge
Czech: jazyk m
Danish: sprog n, terminologi
Dutch: taal f, jargon f
Esperanto: lingvo
Finnish: kieli
French: langage m
Galician: linguaxe
German: Sprache f, Jargon n
Greek: ιδιογλ���ία (idioglossia) f, ��α�εολογία (fraseologia) f, ιδί�μα (idioma) n, ιδι�μα�ι�μ�� (idiomatismos) m
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Hebrew: �ש�� (lašón) f, שפ� (safa) f
Interlingua: linguage
Italian: linguaggio m
Japanese: �� (���, y�go)
Khmer: KMchar|���� (pī�s�)
Korean: �� (��, yong-eo)
Novial: lingue
Norwegian: terminologi (m)
Portuguese: linguagem f
Russian: �з�к (jazýk) m, лек�икон (l'eksikón) m
Spanish: lenguaje m
Swedish: språk n
Tamil: ம�ழி, பா��
Telugu: పద�ాల� (padajAlam)
Vietnamese: ngôn ngữ, bi�t ngữ, từ vựng, thuật ngữ
Yiddish: שפּר�ַ� f
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<!--DefG-->
trans-top|particular words used
Afrikaans: taalgebruik
Belarusian: мова (móva) f
Catalan: llenguatge
Danish: sprog n, ordvalg
Dutch: taal f
Esperanto: lingvo
Finnish: kieli
French: langage m
Galician: linguaxe
German: Sprache f
Greek: γλ���α (ghlóssa) f
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Hebrew: �ש�� (lašón) f, שפ� (safa) f
Interlingua: linguage
Italian: linguaggio m
Japanese: ���� (�����, īmawashi)
Norwegian: språk n
Novial: lingue
Portuguese: linguagem f
Russian: �з�к (jazýk) m
Spanish: lenguaje m
Swedish: språk n
Telugu: పద�ాల� (padajAlam)
Yiddish: שפּר�ַ� f
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Asturian: idioma m, llingua f
ttbc|Breton: yezh f, yezhoù p
ttbc|Bulgarian: език (ezík) m (1,2,3,4,5,6)
ttbc|Burmese: ���� (sakà)
ttbc|Cebuano: yinaknan, pinulungan
ttbc|Frisian: taal
ttbc|Guaraní: ñe'ẽ
ttbc|Hawaiian: 'olelo|��lelo
ttbc|Interlingua: linguage (3,4,5)
ttbc|Kannada: ಭಾಷ� (bh�sse), ನ�ಡಿ (nuddi)
ttbc|Khmer: KMchar|���� (pī�s�)
ttbc|Lithuanian: kalba f
ttbc|Luxembourgish: Sprooch f
ttbc|Manchu: gisun
ttbc|Mirandese: lhéngua f
ttbc|Mongolian: ��л (hel)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|زبا� (zæb�n)
ttbc|Quenya: ���� (lambe), ����� (qetil)
ttbc|Romanian: limb� f
ttbc|Sardinian: limba
ttbc|Sindarin: ��� (lam)
ttbc|Slovak: jazyk m, re� f
ttbc|Swahili: lugha (nc 5)
ttbc|Tagalog: wika
ttbc|Thai: THchar|ภาษา (paas�a)
ttbc|Tupinambá: nhe'enga
ttbc|Volapük: pük
ttbc|Welsh: iaith f
ttbc|Xhosa: ulwimi (nc 6)
ttbc|Yiddish: �ש�� (loshn) n
ttbc|Zulu: ulimi, isintu
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See also
bilingual
linguistics
multilingual
trilingual

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