A medium through which one shows appreciation of or affection for another.

plural of parent language

A language from which a later language is derived.

The Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in the Sydney region, comprising both Dharuk and Eora.

plural of mini-language

(translation studies) A translator's or interpreter's active language, i.e. in which they are fluent and into which they are able to translate or interpret from their other working languages, but which is not their mother tongue.

Language that is given a unique legal status in an international organisation or other supranational body as its primary means of communication.

(translation studies) A language that a translator or interpreter knows passively only, i.e. from which they are able to translate or interpret into their active languages, but not the reverse.

plural of language extinction

plural of language death