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• TWR definition "Southwestern Tarahumara is a Southern Uto-Aztecan language spoken in northern Mexico. Together with Lowland Tarahumara (tac), Central Tarahumara (tar), Southeastern Tarahumara (tcu) and Northern Tarahumara (thh), it forms the Tarahumaran group. The native name of Tarahumara language is Rarámuri or Ralámuli ra'ícha." language.
• TZA definition "Tanzanian Sign Language is a sign language used in Tanzania. Sign languages are languages which mainly use signs made with the hands, the arms or the body and facial expressions." language.
• TZM definition "Central Atlas Tamazight is a Berber language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken in the Atlas Mountains of Central Morocco as well as by smaller emigrant communities in France and elsewhere. It is one of the most-spoken Berber languages. It is officially written in the Tifinagh script for instruction in Moroccan schools while descriptive linguistic literature commonly uses the Latin alphabet, and the Arabic alphabet has also been used." language.
• UGN definition "Ugandan Sign Language is a sign language used in Uganda. Sign languages are languages which mainly use signs made with the hands, the arms or the body and facial expressions." language.
• UGY definition "Uruguayan Sign Language is a sign language used in Uruguay. Sign languages are languages which mainly use signs made with the hands, the arms or the body and facial expressions." language.
• UKI definition "Kui, also Kandha, Khondi, Khond, Khondo, Kanda, Kodu, Kodulu, Kuinga, is a South-Central Dravidian language spoken by the Kandhas in Odisha eastern India, and specifically in the Kandhamal district. It is mostly written in the Odia script. Kui is closely related to Dawik Kui. According to data reported in the 1991 Indian census, Kui and Dawik Kui had approximately 940 000 native speakers, ranking among the thirty most widely spoken languages in India at the time. Like more closely related Kuvi and more distant Gondi and Telugu, it belongs to the Dravidian language family spoken by 250 million people, primarily in South India, north-east Sri Lanka, and south-west Pakistan." language.
• UKL definition "Ukrainian Sign Language is a sign language used in Ukraine. Sign languages are languages which mainly use signs made with the hands, the arms or the body and facial expressions." language.
• UKR definition "L’ukrainien fait partie des langues slaves et partage de nombreuses caractéristiques grammaticales et lexicales avec d’autres langues de cette branche, le russe et le biélorusse. Il est parlé principalement en Ukraine.L’ukrainien s’écrit avec l’alphabet cyrillique." language.
• UKR definition "Ukrainian is one of the East Slavic languages and shares many grammatical and lexical features with other members of the branch, Russian and Belorusian. It is spoken mainly in Ukraine.Ukrainian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet." language.
• UKS definition "Urubú-Kaapor Sign Language is a village sign language used by Ka’apor people in Brazilia. Sign languages are languages which mainly use signs made with the hands, the arms or the body and facial expressions." language.
• UKV definition "Kuku, also called Kutuk na Kuku (Kuku language), is spoken in Southern Sudan and Northern Uganda. Together with Bari, it belongs to the Nuclear Barian group of the Eastern Nilotic branch of the Nilotic language family. Kuku was initially classified as a dialect of Bari." language.
• UKY definition "Kuuk-Yak, literally ‘snake language’, is an extinct Pama-Nyungan language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland in Australia. It is thought to be related to Kuuk Thayorre (thd). If so, it is classified within the Paman branch and more specifically within the Southwest Pama sub-branch. The Pama–Nyungan languages are the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• ULK definition "Meriam Mir or the Eastern Torres Strait language is the language of the people of the small islands of Mer (Murray Island), Waier and Dauar, Erub (Darnley Island), and Ugar (Stephens Island) in the eastern Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. In the Western Torres Strait language, Kalaw Lagaw Ya, it is called Mœyam or Mœyamau Ya. It is the only Papuan language in Australian territory. Meriam Mir was classified in the Eastern Trans-Fly family of the Trans–New Guinea Phylum by Stephen Wurm, who however felt that these have retained remnants of pre-Trans–New Guinea languages." language.
• ULY definition "Buli is an Afro-Asiatic language of Bauchi State, Nigeria. It is part of the Barawa cluster, which is in turn part of the West Chadic branch. Its closes language varieties are Pesse, Zul, Dir-Nyamzak-Mbarimi and the extinct Luri. Together, they form the Polci-Luri group." language.
• UMG definition "Morrobalama is an extinct Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Princess Charlotte Bay in far-north Queensland in Australia. It belongs to the Paman branch and more specifically to the Lamalamic group of languages. It is closely related to Lamalama (lby). The Pama–Nyungan languages are the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• UND definition "Undetermined is provided for those situations in which a language or languages must be indicated but the language cannot be identified." language.
• UND definition "«Indéterminé»: pour les situations dans lesquelles une ou plusieurs langues doivent être signalées mais la langue ne peut pas être identifiée." language.
• UNN definition "Kurnai is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in Gippsland in south-east Victoria. Bidawal (ihw) was either a divergent dialect or a closely related language. The Kurnai called their own dialect mŭk-dhang, and that of the Bidawal kwai-thang (‘rough speech’). Both languages are classified within the Ganaic branch of the Pama-Nyungan languages, the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• URD definition "L’ourdou ou urdu est une langue appartenant au groupe indo-iranien de la famille des langues indo-européennes.En Inde, il est connu sous le nom de «hindi» et s’écrit en caractères sanskrits, mais ses locuteurs musulmans le nomment «ourdou» et l’écrivent en caractères arabes, comme au Pakistan." language.
• URD definition "Urdu is a standardised register of the Hindustani language. Urdu is historically associated with the Muslims of the region of Hindustan.Urdu is written right-to-left in an extension of the Persian alphabet, which is itself an extension of the Arabic alphabet. Urdu is associated with the Nastaʿlīq style of Persian calligraphy." language.
• URE definition "Uru is an Uru-Chipaya indigenous language. It is one of the official languages of Bolivia." language.
• USS definition "us-Saare, also known as Western Duka, is a Northwestern Kainji language of Nigeria. It is close to ut-Hun, also known as Eastern Duka. However, speakers use Saare for both languages. Noun class systems are a defining feature of the Atlantic–Congo languages, to which Kainji languages belong as part of the Volta-Congo primary branch and the Benue-Congo sub-branch." language.
• UTH definition "ut-Hun, also known as Eastern Duka, is a Northwestern Kainji language of Nigeria. It is close to us-Saare, also known as Western Duka. However, speakers use Saare for both languages. Noun class systems are a defining feature of the Atlantic–Congo languages, to which Kainji languages belong as part of the Volta-Congo primary branch and the Benue-Congo sub-branch." language.
• UWA definition "Kuku-Uwanh is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language spoken by Wik peoples on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland. Kuku-Uwanh is closely related to Kuku-Muminh (xmh) and to Kuku-Mu'inh (xmp). All belong to the Paman sub-branch within the Pama–Nyungan language family, the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• UZB definition "Uzbek is an Eastern Turkic language and is spoken by the Uzbeks in Uzbekistan and elsewhere in Central Asia.Until 1992, Uzbek continued to be written using a Cyrillic alphabet almost everywhere, but now in Uzbekistan the Latin script has been officially re-introduced, although the use of Cyrillic is still widespread." language.
• UZB definition "L’ouzbek est une langue appartenant au groupe des langues turques de la famille des langues altaïques. Il est surtout utilisé en Asie centrale, principalement en Ouzbékistan.L’alphabet ouzbek fut perso-arabe, latin, cyrillique et, à partir de 1992, à nouveau latin mais remanié. De nos jours, l’écriture en ouzbek cyrillique reste encore très largement employée. Les Ouzbeks de Chine utilisent un alphabet arabe modifié." language.
• VAR definition "Huarijio is a Southern Uto-Aztecan language spoken in northern Mexico. Together with Tarahumaran language varieties, it forms the Tarahumara-Guarijio group." language.
• VEN definition "Venda is a Bantu language. It is one of the official languages of South Africa." language.
• VIE definition "Vietnamese is the native language of Vietnamese people. It is part of the Austroasiatic language family of which it has, by far, the most speakers.The Vietnamese alphabet (quốc ngữ) in use today is a Latin alphabet with additional diacritics for tones, and certain letters." language.
• VIE definition "Le vietnamien appartient à la branche môn-khmère des langues austro-asiatiques. Il est la langue austro-asiatique qui possède le plus de locuteurs. C’est une langue isolante et monosyllabique, dotée d’un système de 6 tons.Dans l’écriture latinisée utilisée actuellement, le Quốc ngữ, les mots figurent comme une succession de monosyllabes." language.
• VJK definition "Bajjika is an Indo-Aryan language variety, which in turn belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is spoken in the north-western part of Bihar, India and in Nepal. It is also classified as a dialect of Maithili language and is known as Western Maithili. In the 1960s and the 1970s, when the Maithili speakers demanded a separate Mithila state, the Angika and Bajjika speakers made counter-demands for recognition of their languages." language.
• VLS definition "Le flamand (vlaams) ou belge néerlandais est la langue néerlandaise parlée en Flandre, la partie nord de la Belgique.Les différences entre le flamand et le néerlandais sont minimes. L’utilisation du flamand comme langue officielle en Flandre est trompeuse: la seule langue officielle en Flandre est le néerlandais standard." language.
• VLS definition "Flemish (Vlaams) or Belgian Dutch is the Dutch language as spoken in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium.Differences between Flemish and Dutch are minimal. Using Flemish for the official language in Flanders is misleading: the only official language in Flanders is standard Dutch." language.
• VSI definition "Moldova Sign Language is a sign language used in Moldova. Sign languages are languages which mainly use signs made with the hands, the arms or the body and facial expressions." language.
• VSL definition "Venezuelan Sign Language is a sign language used in Venezuela. Sign languages are languages which mainly use signs made with the hands, the arms or the body and facial expressions." language.
• VSN definition "Vedic Sanskrit is the most ancient known precursor to Sanskrit, a language in the Indo-Aryan subgroup of the Indo-European language family. It is attested in the Vedas and related literature compiled over the period of the mid-2nd to mid-1st millennium BCE." language.
• VSV definition "Valencian Sign Language is a sign language used in the Valencian community, in Spain. Sign languages are languages which mainly use signs made with the hands, the arms or the body and facial expressions." language.
• WAL definition "Wolaytta is a North Omotic language of the Ometo group spoken in the Wolayita Zone and some other parts of southwestern Ethiopia. It is the native language of the Welayta people. The estimates of the population vary greatly because it is not agreed where the boundaries of the language are. There are conflicting claims about how widely Wolaytta is spoken. Some hold that Melo, Oyda, and Gamo-Gofa-Dawro are also dialects, but most sources, including Glottolog and ISO 639-3 now list these as separate languages." language.
• WAQ definition "Wagiman is a near-extinct Aboriginal Australian language spoken by only two elderly people (2021), who live in and around Pine Creek, in the Katherine Region of the Northern Territory. The Wagiman language is notable for its complex system of verbal morphology, which remains under-investigated, its possession of a cross-linguistically rare part of speech called a coverb, its complex predicates and for its ability to derive verbs from coverb roots, which is a unique feature among Australian languages. Wagiman is a language isolate, but may still bear a remote relation with its neighbouring languages but this is yet to be demonstrated." language.
• WBT definition "Warnman is an endangered Pama-Nyungan language spoken near Jigalong in Western Australia. It is one of the Wati languages of the Western Desert. The name Wati tends to be used when considering the various varieties to be distinct languages, Western Desert when considering them dialects of a single language. Warnman is most closely related to Martu Wangka (mpj). The Pama–Nyungan languages are the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• WDT definition "Wendat (also Huron-Wendat) is the Iroquoian language traditionally spoken by descendants of the Huron-Wendat Confederacy. It is considered a sister to the Wyandot language, spoken by the people known as Wyandot or Wyandotte, descended from the Tionontati." language.
• WEU definition "Rawngtu Chin, also known as Welaung, is a purported Kuki-Chin-Mizo language of Burma. It belongs to the Tibeto-Burman and therefore to the Sino-Tibetan language family." language.
• WGG definition "Wangkangurru is a moribund Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Simpson Desert area in the state of South Australia. It classified within the Karnic sub-branch of the Pama–Nyungan languages, the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• WGY definition "Warrgamay is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of northeast Queensland. It is closely related to Dyirbal. Both are considered Pama–Nyungan languages. Pama–Nyungan is the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• WIG definition "Wik Ngathan is an endangered Australian language spoken by Wik Ngathan people on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland. It is closely related to Wikalkan (wik). Both belong to the Wik sub-group, and, on a broader level, to the Paman branch of the Pama-Nyungan language family, the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• WIK definition "Wikalkan is an endangered Australian language spoken by Wik-Ngatharr people on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland. It is closely related to Wik Ngathan (wig). Both belong to the Wik sub-group, and, on a broader level, to the Paman branch of the Pama-Nyungan language family, the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• WKR definition "Keerray-Woorroong, also known as Kurnkopanut, is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Western District of Victoria, Australia. Together with its close relatives, it forms the Warrnambool dialect continuum and with slightly more distant Bunganditj the Warrnambool-Bunganditj group. The Pama–Nyungan languages are the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• WLH definition "Welaun (also known as Bekais or Wekais) is an Austronesian language belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian primary branch spoken on the border of East Timor and West Timor (a part of Indonesia). It is closely related to Tetun. On the basis of historical comparative analysis (presented in Edwards 2019), Welaun can be shown to be a member of the Central Timor subgroup." language.
• WLN definition "Le wallon est une langue romane, une langue d’oïl autochtone dans la plus grande partie de la Wallonie, la partie sud de Belgique parlant français.De nombreuses associations travaillent à garder la langue vivante. Au niveau du gouvernement, le wallon est officiellement reconnu comme une langue autochtone régionale." language.
• WLN definition "Walloon is a Romance language, a langue d’oïl dialect indigenous to the greater part of Wallonia, the French-speaking south part of Belgium.Numerous associations are working to keep the language alive. On a government level, Walloon is officially recognised as a regional indigenous language." language.
• WLY definition "Waling is a dormant Kiranti language previously spoken in the eastern Himalayan hills of eastern Nepal by Kirati Bantawa ethnic groups. It is closely related to Bantawa (bap). The Kiranti languages form a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, one of the largest language families in the world. Kirati Bantawa groups use a syllabic alphabet system known as Kirat Rai." language.
• WNB definition "Mokati, or Wanambre after one of the villages in which it is spoken, is a Papuan language of Sumgilbar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It belongs to the Nuclear Trans New Guinea language family." language.
• WND definition "Wandarang is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language once spoken in the Northern Territory. Wandarang is a member of the Arnhem, or Macro-Gunwinyguan family, the second-largest Australian language family after Pama–Nyungan, but this language family is not universally accepted." language.
• WNY definition "Wanyi, also spelt Waanyi, is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Wanyi people of the lower gulf area of Northern Queensland. Although earlier thought to be extinct, as of the 2016 Australian census, there were 16 speakers of the language. Together with the closely related Garrwa language, Wanyi and Garrwa are not currently classified within any larger Aboriginal language family; instead they form their own Garrwan language family." language.
• WOA definition "Kuwema, also known as Tyaraity, is a dormant Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken along the Daly River in the Northern Territory. Kuwema is related to Malak Malak. They were formerly classified as independent members of the Northern Daly languages, but are now considered a language isolate." language.
• WOL definition "Wolof belongs to the Senegambian branch of the Niger–Congo language family. It is the native language of the Wolof people and is spoken in Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania." language.
• WRB definition "Warluwara, also known as Warluwara, is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland. It had a developed signed form of their language. It is related to the Ngarru group of languages within the Pama–Nyungan language family, the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• WRG definition "Warungu, also known as Gudjal, is a dormant Australian Aboriginal language that was spoken by the Warungu people in the area around Townsville, Queensland. Its last native speaker was Alf Palmer, who died in 1981. One of the notable feature of the language is its syntactic ergativity. Warungu is closely related to Gugu Badhun (gdc), and both belong to the Maric group of languages within the Pama–Nyungan language family, the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• WRH definition "Wiradjuri is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Wiradjuri people of New South Wales. A revival is under way, with the language being taught in schools, TAFE college, and at Charles Sturt University. Wiradjuri is closely related to Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa (wyb). Together, they form the Wiradhuric sub-group within the Pama–Nyungan language family, the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• WRK definition "Garrwa, also spelt Karawa, is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Garrwa people in the Northern Territory, whose traditional lands extended from east of the McArthur River at Borroloola to Doomadgee and the Nicholson River in Queensland. Together with the closely related Wanyi language, Garrwa and Wanyi are not currently classified within any larger Aboriginal language family; instead they form their own Garrwan language family." language.
• WRZ definition "Waray is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Adelaide River area of the Northern Territory. Waray is not related to the Pama-Nyungan language family that spans the majority of Australia. It belongs to the smaller Gunwinyguan language family and is related to Jawoyn." language.
• WTB definition "Matambwe is an East Bantu language spoken in Tanzania and Mozambique. Together with Makonde (kde), Machinga (mvw) and Ndonde Hamba (njd), it belongs to the Makonde sub-group, which is classified within the Volta-Congo primary branch. Like other Bantu languages, Matambwe has a noun class system, a characteristic feature of languages belonging to the Atlantic–Congo lineage, the largest demonstrated language family in Africa." language.
• WWR definition "Warrwa is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in the Derby Region of Western Australia, near Broome. It is closely related to the Nyikina language (nyh). Both belong to the small Nyulnyulan language family. Most languages in this family are extinct, with only three extant languages, all of which are almost extinct." language.
• WYB definition "Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Wangaaypuwan and Wayilwan peoples of New South Wales. Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa is closely related to Wiradjuri (wrh). Together, they form the Wiradhuric sub-group within the Pama–Nyungan language family, the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• WYN definition "Wyandot (also Wyandotte, Wandat) is the Iroquoian language traditionally spoken by the people known as Wyandot or Wyandotte, descended from the Tionontati. It is considered a sister to the Huron-Wendat language, spoken by descendants of the Huron-Wendat Confederacy." language.
• XBE definition "Bigambal is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in Goondiwindi Region, Queensland. According to Glottolog, Bigambal is closely related to Yugambal. In any case, Bigambal belongs to the Pama–Nyungan family, the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• XBG definition "Bunganditj, also known as drualat-ngolonung, is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in south-western Victoria, Australia. Together with the closely related Warrnambool dialect continuum, it forms the Warrnambool-Bunganditj group. The Pama–Nyungan languages are the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• XBY definition "Batjala is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Butchulla people in K'gari (Fraser Island) of Queensland. Batjala is closely related to Gabi-Gabi (gbw). Both belong to the Waka-Kabic sub-group within the Pama–Nyungan language family, the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• XEM definition "Kembayan is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages encompassing approximately 390 million speakers. All major Austronesian languages belong to the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup. Together with closely related Ribun (rir), Jangkang (djo), Semandang (sdq) and Sanggau (scg) languages, Kembayan belongs to the Southern Land Dayak sub-branch. Austronesian languages often possess phoneme inventories smaller than the world average. Two salient morphological characteristics are a system of affixation and reduplication to form new words." language.
• XGB definition "Gbin (Gbĩ) is an extinct Mande language of Côte d’Ivoire. The only significant attestation of Gbin is Delafosse (1904). Paperno describes Beng and Gbin as two primary branches of Southern Mande. There is debate over whether Mande languages are part of the larger Niger-Kongo language family." language.
• XHM definition "Middle Khmer is the historical stage of the Khmer language as it existed between the 14th and 18th centuries, spanning the period between Old Khmer and the modern language. The beginning of the Middle Khmer period roughly coincides with the fall of the Angkorian Khmer Empire to the Siamese Ayutthaya Kingdom and the period of Cambodian history popularly referred to as the Post-Angkor Period." language.
• XHO definition "Xhosa is a Bantu language. It is one of the official languages of South Africa." language.
• XKI definition "Kenyan Sign Language is a sign language used in Kenya. Sign languages are languages which mainly use signs made with the hands, the arms or the body and facial expressions." language.
• XKK definition "Kachok (Kacoʼ) belongs to the Bahnaric primary branch of the Austroasiatic language family. It is spoken in northeastern Cambodia, especially in Ratanakiri Province. Together with its closest relative, Romam, Kachok forms the Lamamic group, though the two languages are quite distinct." language.
• XMH definition "Kugu-Muminh is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language spoken by Wik peoples on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland. Kuku-Muminh is closely related to Kuku-Mu'inh (xmp) and Kuku-Uwanh (uwa). All belong to the Paman sub-branch within the Pama–Nyungan language family, the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• XML definition "Malaysian Sign Language is a sign language used in Malaysia. Sign languages are languages which mainly use signs made with the hands, the arms or the body and facial expressions." language.
• XMP definition "Kuku-Mu'inh is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by Wik peoples on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland. Kuku-Mu'inh is closely related to Kuku-Muminh (xmh) and Kuku-Uwanh (uwa). All belong to the Paman sub-branch within the Pama–Nyungan language family, the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• XMS definition "Moroccan Sign Language is a sign language used in Morocco. Sign languages are languages which mainly use signs made with the hands, the arms or the body and facial expressions." language.
• XMU definition "Kamu is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken by the Kamu people along the Daly River in the Northern Territory. It is often grouped with Matngala in the small Eastern Daly group, unrelated to the larger Australian Aboriginal language families." language.
• XMX definition "Salawati, also known as Maden, belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian primary branch of the Austronesian language family. It is spoken on Salawati Island, in the Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesian New Guinea. There is some uncertainty as to whether the dialects comprise a single language or two separate ones (divided geographically between the west and east sides of the island)." language.
• XNM definition "Ngumbarl (Ngombaru, Ngormbal) is an extinct, poorly-attested Nyulnyulan language formerly spoken in Western Australia, north of the town of Broome along the coast, by the Ngumbarl people. Like the vast majority of Australian languages, also Ngumbarl is morphologically ergative, with the nominal in the agent role marked with an ergative suffix and the subject and object unmarked." language.
• XNU definition "Nunukul (Nununkul, Nunugal, Nunagal, misspelled "Nukunul"), or Munjan (Moonjan, Meanjin), is an extinct Pama-Nyungan language of Queensland in Australia. The people it is spoken by are called the Nunukul, but the language is called Moondjan." language.
• XPD definition "Oyster Bay Tasmanian (also known as Paredarerme, Paytirami or Poredareme) is an Aboriginal language of Tasmania in the reconstruction of Claire Bowern. It was spoken along the central eastern coast of the island by the Oyster Bay tribe, and in the interior by the Big River tribe. Big River Tasmanian is attested in a list of 268 words collected by George Augustus Robinson. Coastal vocabularies include the Oyster Bay list of Robinson (357 words), and a second collected by Joseph Milligan of 1 040 words published in 1857 and 1859. The last is the longest vocabulary of any variety of Tasmanian." language.
• XPF definition "Southeast Tasmanian, or Nuenonne, a name shared with Bruny Island Tasmanian, is an Aboriginal language or pair of languages of Tasmania in the reconstruction of Claire Bowern. It was spoken on the southeastern coast of Tasmania." language.
• XPH definition "North Midland Tasmanian, or Tyerrernotepanner, was an Aboriginal language of northeastern Tasmania, along the Tamar River and inland of Ben Lomond and Great Oyster Bay. Tyerrernotepanner is attested in the 125 words of the Port Dalrymple vocabulary collected by J.-P. Gaimard in the Tamar River region." language.
• XPL definition "Port Sorell is an extinct aboriginal language of Tasmania in the reconstruction of Claire Bowern. It was spoken near Port Sorell, in the center of the north coast, just east of Northern Tasmanian proper. Dixon & Crowley agree that there is unlikely to be a close connection to other varieties of Tasmanian. Port Sorell Tasmanian is attested from two word lists." language.
• XPV definition "Northern Tasmanian, or Tommeginne, is an Aboriginal language of Tasmania in the reconstruction of Claire Bowern. Northern Tasmanian is attested from word lists collected on Flinders Island by Joseph Milligan and published in 1857 & 1859." language.
• XPW definition "Northwestern Tasmanian, or Peerapper, is an Aboriginal language of Tasmania in the reconstruction of Claire Bowern. It was spoken along the west coast of the island, from Macquarie Harbour north to Circular Head and Robbins Island. Northwestern Tasmanian is poorly attested from four word lists: The ‘west coast’ vocabularies of Charles Robinson and George Augustus Robinson, with 246 words combined; the Robbins Island list of George Augustus Robinson, with 162 words; and the Macquarie Harbour vocabularies of Allan Cunningham (222 words), collected in 1819." language.
• XPX definition "Southwestern Tasmanian, or Toogee, is a possible Aboriginal language of Tasmania. It is the most poorly attested known variety of Tasmanian, and it is not clear how distinct it was. It was apparently spoken along the west coast of the island, south of Macquarie Harbour. Southwestern Tasmanian is attested from a single word list, collected in Port Davey by George Augustus Robinson from the Ninenee Tribe of the Bathurst Harbour area. There are 131 words, but some of these may be from Southeastern Tasmanian languages." language.
• XPZ definition "Bruny Island Tasmanian, or Nuenonne, a name shared with Southeast Tasmanian, is an Aboriginal language or pair of languages of Tasmania in the reconstruction of Claire Bowern. It was spoken on Bruny Island, off the southeastern coast of Tasmania, by the Bruny tribe. The last speaker of Bruny Island was likely Truganini, who is also widely accepted as the last full-blooded Tasmanian Aboriginal person." language.
• XRG definition "Minang is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in the south-western corner of Western Australia. It is classified in the Nyunga group within the Pama–Nyungan language family, the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• XRU definition "Marriammu is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken in the Daly River area of the Northern Territory. It belongs to the small family of Western Daly languages, and more specifically to its Marithielic sub-branch." language.
• XSJ definition "Subi is a minor East Bantu language spoken on the southern shore of Lake Victoria. It is closely related to Zinza (zin). Both languages are classified within the Volta-Congo primary branch of the Atlantic-Congo language family. Like other Bantu languages, Subi has a noun class system, a characteristic feature of languages belonging to the Atlantic–Congo lineage, the largest demonstrated language family in Africa." language.
• XUL definition "Ngunnawal is an extinct Aboriginal language spoken in the Canberra region in Australia now undergoing revitalisation. It belongs to the large Pama-Nyungan family, specifically the Southeastern branch. Together with Gundungurra, it constitutes the Yuin subbranch." language.
• XYB definition "Yandjibara is an extinct Pama-Nyungan language within the Maric sub-branch. It is closely related to Bidjara. It was spoken in Queensland, Australia. The Pama–Nyungan languages are the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising over 300 of the approximately 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia." language.
• YAA definition "Yaminava is a Panoan indigenous language. It is one of the official languages of Bolivia." language.
• YAM definition "Yamba is one of the southern Bantoid languages spoken in the Nkambe District of northwestern Cameroon with a small number of speakers in Eastern Nigeria. It is part of the Grassfields group within the Volta-Congo branch, which in turn belongs to the wider Atlantic–Congo lineage, the largest demonstrated language family in Africa. Like other Bantoid and Bantu languages, Yamba has a noun class system, a characteristic feature of languages belonging to the Atlantic–Congo language family." language.
• YCR definition "Yilan Creole is a Japanese-based creole of Taiwan considered to be part of the Japonic language family. It arose in the 1930s and 1940s, with contact between Japanese colonists and the native Atayal people of southern Yilan County. Yilan Creole is mutually unintelligible with both Japanese and Atayal. The vocabulary of a speaker born in 1974 was 70% Japanese and 30% Atayal, but the grammar of the creole does not closely resemble either of the source languages." language.
• YID definition "Yiddish is a Germanic language, the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews in central and east Europe.Yiddish is traditionally written in a fully vocalised variety of Hebrew script. A transliteration into the Latin alphabet is quite often used." language.
• YID definition "Le yiddish est une langue germanique, la langue historique des Juifs ashkénazes d’Europe centrale et orientale.Il est traditionnellement écrit dans une variante entièrement vocalisée de l’écriture hébraïque. Une transcription en alphabet latin est très souvent utilisée." language.

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