What is another word for dead language?
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɛd lˈaŋɡwɪd͡ʒ], [ dˈɛd lˈaŋɡwɪdʒ], [ d_ˈɛ_d l_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_w_ɪ_dʒ]
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Synonyms for Dead language:
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n.
• communication Other relevant words:
- address ,
- bank ,
- befool ,
- bevel ,
- buccal ,
- buzzword ,
- camber ,
- cant over ,
- chamfer ,
- clapper ,
- common ,
- dupe ,
- fool ,
- glossa ,
- gull ,
- hebraic ,
- hebraical ,
- interlanguage ,
- israelite ,
- jargon ,
- jew ,
- knife ,
- koine ,
- lingua ,
- linguistic process ,
- lyric ,
- mouth ,
- natural language ,
- nomenclature ,
- oral communication ,
- oral exam ,
- oral examination ,
- patois ,
- pious platitude ,
- pitch ,
- put on ,
- put one across ,
- put one over ,
- romance ,
- slang expression ,
- slang term ,
- slant ,
- speech ,
- speech communication ,
- spit ,
- spoken communication ,
- spoken language ,
- take in ,
- talk ,
- terminology ,
- tilt ,
- unwritten ,
- utter ,
- verbalise ,
- verbalize ,
- viva ,
- voice communication ,
- vulgar ,
- words .
- aramaic ,
- hebrew ,
- latin ,
- sanskrit ,
- vernacular .
How to use "Dead language" in context?
Dead languages are languages that no longer have a living speakers but may still have documentation or examples of usage.
There are manydead languages, but the best known are Welsh and Cornish, which are mentioned in various classical sources. There are also many extinct languages, such as Mayan, which had a vigorous scholarly tradition but ceased to be spoken around 900 AD.
There are a few reasons why a language might go extinct. Perhaps the speakers move to another area and the language no longer exists in its original form. Perhaps the speakers die out, or the language becomes marginalized and no longer has any speakers.
Homophones for Dead language:
- dawdling, data link, doweling, dolmas, dullness, dilleniaceae, detailing, dwelling house, delonix, dealing, deadliness, dealings, dwelling, daylong, dalliance.
Hyponym for Dead language:
n.
-
communication
linguistic communication, language.
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communication
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