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Languages —    The term for the Berber language today is Tamazight, and the name of Berber speakers is Imazighen. The term Imazighen refers to the free, noble, and indigenous inhabitants of the historic Tamazgha, or Berber homeland, stretching east to west… …   Historical dictionary of the berbers (Imazighen)

Languages — (Kurdish)    The Kurdish languages belong to the Indo European language family and are thus distantly related to English and most other European languages. Persian (Farsi), however, is the major language most closely related to Kurdish. On the… …   Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

languages —    Many languages were spoken over the course of the millennia in ancient Mesopotamia. The first widespread and important one was sumerian, which modern experts have noted was unlike any other known tongue. its original source remains uncertain,… …   Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

LANGUAGES —    Numerous languages were spoken in Mesopotamia throughout the ages, although not all of them are represented on written documents. It appears that the simultaneous presence of several linguistic groups contributed significantly to the success… …   Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia

Languages —    The status of Brussels as capital and its location close to the country s linguistic divide has made the city both the focal point and the flash point of issues raised by language that have riven modern Belgium.    A Dutch dialect was the… …   Historical Dictionary of Brussels

languages — The OT was written in Hebrew, apart from a few passages in the books of Ezra and Daniel which are in Aramaic, the language which predominated in Palestine from the 4th cent. BCE. (Aramaic is another Semitic language closely akin to Hebrew.) With… …   Dictionary of the Bible

languages — lan·guage || læŋgwɪdÊ’ n. body of spoken or written words with which people communicate thoughts and feelings; specialized vocabulary; nonverbal means of communication (system of symbols, etc.); manner in which a person writes or speaks;… …   English contemporary dictionary

LANGUAGES — …   Useful english dictionary

Languages of the United States — Official language(s) none Main language(s) English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo European 3.8%, Asian …   Wikipedia

Languages of the European Union — Official language(s) Bulgarian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German …   Wikipedia

Languages of Canada — Languages of Canada[1] Official language(s) English (58%) and French (22%) Indigenous language(s) Abenaki, A …   Wikipedia