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| | * [[Ainu]] | | * [[Ainu]] |
| | * [[Akkadian]] | | * [[Akkadian]] |
| − | * [[Albanian]] | + | * [[Albanian]] |
| | * American [[sign language]] (ASL), an American-originated system of gesture-based communication for the deaf and hard-of-hearing | | * American [[sign language]] (ASL), an American-originated system of gesture-based communication for the deaf and hard-of-hearing |
| | * [[Amharic]] | | * [[Amharic]] |
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| | * [[Babylonian]] | | * [[Babylonian]] |
| | * [[Balinese]] | | * [[Balinese]] |
| − | * [[Bangla]] | + | * [[Bangla]], the primary language of [[Bangladesh]] |
| | * [[Basque]], the historic language of the Basques, who lived in the Pyrenees mountains bordering [[Spain]] and [[France]] | | * [[Basque]], the historic language of the Basques, who lived in the Pyrenees mountains bordering [[Spain]] and [[France]] |
| | * [[Belarusian]], the primary language of [[Belarus]] | | * [[Belarusian]], the primary language of [[Belarus]] |
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| | * [[Cherokee]], a Native American language | | * [[Cherokee]], a Native American language |
| | * [[Chumash]], a Native American language | | * [[Chumash]], a Native American language |
| − | * [[Coptic]] | + | * [[Coptic]], a historic language of Egypt |
| | * [[Corsican]], a regional language in [[France]] and [[Italy]] | | * [[Corsican]], a regional language in [[France]] and [[Italy]] |
| | * [[Cree]], a Native American language | | * [[Cree]], a Native American language |
| | * [[Crimean Tatar]] | | * [[Crimean Tatar]] |
| − | * [[Croatian]] | + | * [[Croatian]], the primary language of [[Croatia]] |
| | * [[Czech]], the primary language of the [[Czech Republic]] | | * [[Czech]], the primary language of the [[Czech Republic]] |
| | * [[Danish]], the primary language of [[Denmark]] | | * [[Danish]], the primary language of [[Denmark]] |
| | * [[Dari]] | | * [[Dari]] |
| | * [[Dutch language|Dutch]], the primary language of the [[Netherlands]] | | * [[Dutch language|Dutch]], the primary language of the [[Netherlands]] |
| − | * [[Ebonics]], aka African American Vernacular English (AAVE) | + | * [[Ebonics]], aka African American Vernacular English (AAVE), a regional dialect of American English originating in [[African American]] communities |
| − | * [[Elvish]], a fictional language from J.R.R. Tolkien's ''Lord of the Rings'' books | + | * [[Elvish]], a fictional language from fantasy novelist [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''The Hobbit'' and the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy |
| | * [[English language| English]], the primary language of the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], the Falkland Islands, and elsewhere; also a major language in [[India]], [[Jamaica]], the Philippine Islands, and elsewhere | | * [[English language| English]], the primary language of the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], the Falkland Islands, and elsewhere; also a major language in [[India]], [[Jamaica]], the Philippine Islands, and elsewhere |
| | * [[Esperanto]], a constructed language combining Romance and Germanic vocabulary with Slavic grammar | | * [[Esperanto]], a constructed language combining Romance and Germanic vocabulary with Slavic grammar |
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| | * [[Uzbek]], the primary language of [[Uzbekistan]] | | * [[Uzbek]], the primary language of [[Uzbekistan]] |
| | * [[Vietnamese]], the primary language of [[Vietnam]] | | * [[Vietnamese]], the primary language of [[Vietnam]] |
| − | * [[Welsh]], a historic language of [[Wales]] | + | * [[Welsh]], the historic language of [[Wales]] |
| | * [[Western Frisian]] | | * [[Western Frisian]] |
| | * [[Yiddish]], the historic language of the Ashkenazi Jews | | * [[Yiddish]], the historic language of the Ashkenazi Jews |