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proto-language

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

27 more languages
Беларускаяпрамо́ва
Българскипраезик
Catalàprotollengua
Češtinaprajazyk
Ελληνικάπρωτογλώσσα
Esperantopralingvo
Eestialgkeel
Suomikantakieli
हिन्दीआदिभाषा
Magyaralapnyelv
Հայերեննախալեզու
Bahasa Indonesiabahasa protobahasa purba
Italianoprotolingua
日本語祖語
ქართულისაერთო ენაფუძეენა
한국어조어프로토어
Lietuviųprokalbė
Македонскипрајазик
Nederlandsvooroudertaal
Polskiprajęzykprajęzykowy
Portuguêsprotolíngua
Românăprotolimbă
Русскийпраязык
Slovenčinaprajazykprotojazyk
Svenskaurspråk
Türkçeana dilproto dil
Українськапрамова

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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