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Meaning of proto-language | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. A language which is reconstructed by examining similarities in existing languages in order to deduce the form and aspects of a common ancestor language that is no longer known.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The early utterances produced by an infant before it acquires a true language.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Беларуская прамо́ва
Български праезик
Català protollengua
Čeština prajazyk
Deutsch Grundsprache Ursprache
Ελληνικά πρωτογλώσσα
Esperanto pralingvo
Español protolengua
Eesti algkeel
Suomi kantakieli
Français protolangue
हिन्दी आदिभाषा
Magyar alapnyelv
Հայերեն նախալեզու
Bahasa Indonesia bahasa proto bahasa purba
Italiano protolingua
日本語 祖語
ქართული საერთო ენა ფუძეენა
한국어 조어 프로토어
Lietuvių prokalbė
Македонски прајазик
Nederlands vooroudertaal
Polski prajęzyk prajęzykowy
Português protolíngua
Română protolimbă
Русский праязык
Slovenčina prajazyk protojazyk
Svenska urspråk
Türkçe ana dil proto dil
Українська прамова

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

proto-magnesium Proto-Malay Proto-Malayic Proto-Malayo-Chamic Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan

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