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Lingua Franca
A mutually understood language used for communication between people with different native languages.

Creole
A fully developed language that evolved from a pidgin language.
Language Family
A group of languages that all share a common ancestral language known as proto-language.
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Language Group
A subdivision of a language branch containing languages with a common origin, developing similar linguistic features over time.
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Language Branch
A subdivision of a language family containing languages sharing a common ancestral language and evolving distinctly over time.
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Indo-European Language Family
A language family consisting of many distinct languages that descended from a common ancestral language known as Proto-Indo-European.

Afro-Asiatic Language Family
A language family consisting of many distinct languages that descended from a common ancestral language known as Proto-Afro-Asiatic.

Sino-Tibetan Language Family
A language family consisting of many distinct languages that descended from a common ancestral language known as Proto-Sino-Tibetan.

Dialect
A regional or social variation of a language that is distinct due to vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.

Official Language
A language officially established by a government for communication and administrative purposes.

Isogloss
A geographic boundary between different linguistic features.

Pidgin Language
A simplified hybrid language used and developed by the combination of different native languages for limited communication purposes.
