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Altaic
(Encyclopedia) AltaicAltaicăltāˈĭk [key], subfamily of the Ural-Altaic family of languages (see Uralic and Altaic languages). Some scholars still consider Altaic an independent linguistic family.…Flemish language
(Encyclopedia) Flemish language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Generally regarded as the Belgian…language
(Encyclopedia) language, systematic communication by vocal symbols. It is a universal characteristic of the human species. Nothing is known of its origin, although scientists have identified a gene…Gaelic
(Encyclopedia) GaelicGaelicgāˈlĭk [key], or Goidelic, group of languages belonging to the Celtic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Celtic languages; Irish language.Goidelic
(Encyclopedia) GoidelicGoidelicgoidĕlˈĭk [key], or Gaelic, group of languages belonging to the Celtic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Celtic languages; Irish language.Grimm's law
(Encyclopedia) Grimm's law, principle of relationships in Indo-European languages, first formulated by Jakob Grimm in 1822 and a continuing subject of interest and investigation to 20th-century…Lithuanian
(Encyclopedia) LithuanianLithuanianlĭthˌ&oomacr;āˈnēən [key], a language belonging to the Baltic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Baltic languages). The official language…Hamito-Semitic languages
(Encyclopedia) Hamito-Semitic languages: see Afroasiatic languages.American Indian languages
(Encyclopedia) American Indian languages: see Native American languages.Hesychius of Alexandria
(Encyclopedia) Hesychius of AlexandriaHesychius of Alexandriahēsĭkˈēəs [key], fl. 5th cent.?, Alexandrian grammarian. Hesychius is known as the compiler of an invaluable lexicon, a glossary of…Trending
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