Vocab-ability–129 (lingua, lang = language, tongue) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)
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Her native language is Russian but she loves English very much.
She is bilingual in English and Russian.
She has an excellent book on the subject of linguistics.
Latin was the lingua franca of those men of science and the arts.
She doesn't understand a lot of computer lingo.
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1, Language
My first language is English, it is descended from Latin and old Germanic languages.
2, Bilingual
I work for a bilingual school, teaching History. The languages are Spanish and English.
3, Linguistics
Linguistics is a very interesting study, which I would like to study a masters in.
4, Lingua franca
During the 15-18th centuries, the era of European exploration, Portuguese was the lingua franca, for diplomatic language on the coasts of Africa and Asia.
5, Lingo
The local lingo of the peoples of Quito, also includes words from the Quechwa indeginous language.
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Singapore's education system fosters the mastery of two languages- English as the first language and Chinese, Malay or Tamil as the second language- in order to ensure that students are bilingual.
After attending the intermediate course in historical linguistics, I attained a deeper understanding of how mandarin became the lingua franca among the different dialect groups in China.
The technical lingo used by the computer programmers in my company appeared arcane to the staff in other departments.
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Some countries of have more than one official language.
Children in most South American countries are bilingual, with English as their second language.
The college offers a class in linguistics, it covers the basics of the ancient languages.
Latin used to be part of the lingua franca, but is not used very frequently anymore.
Most geographic locations have their own lingo, based on cultural norms there.
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My native language is Romanian but I love English.
A person who have an Intalian mother and a French father will become bilingual.
I find it very interesting to study linguistics so I can learn more about every country and its culture.
The most lingua franca of the world is definitely English.
When I was a kid I was using a lingo with my friends so my parents won't figure out what we were discussing about.
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Urdu is the official language of our state.
Most of the educational instituions have bilingual environment .
She's professor of linguistics at the University of kashmir.
Lingua franca of our state is kashmiri.
Anatomy is easy after you learn the lingo.
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Language.
English is the international language.
Bilingual.
Because Ali is bilingual, she is often chosen to translate between English and Spanish speakers.
Linguistics.
For linguistic evidence, reference should be made to J.
Lingua Franca
Long before English became the lingua franca of the Internet age, the world has wanted a common language.
Lingo.
Chinese have a unique lingo.
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