extinct language
ɪkˈstɪŋkt ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ
Definition

Definition of extinct language - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

linguisticsTECH.language with no living speakersTECH.
  • Latin is considered an extinct language.
  • Sanskrit is another example of an extinct language.
  • Many ancient scripts belong to extinct languages.
dead language
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living language
language currently spoken or recently extinct
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extinct language of ancient Egypt
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extinct Hamitic language of ancient Libya
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extinct language from north-eastern China
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the extinct language of ancient Phoenicia
linguistics
extinct Indigenous language once spoken in northern California
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the extinct Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia
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the extinct Vasconic language of Aquitania

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  1. French:langue éteinte, ...
  2. German:ausgestorbene Sprache, ...
  3. Italian:lingua estinta, ...
  4. Spanish:idioma extinto, ...
  5. Portuguese:língua extinta, ...
  6. Chinese:灭绝语言, ...
  7. Japanese:死語, ...
  8. Arabic:لغة منقرضة, ...
  9. Hebrew:שָׂפָה נִכְחֶדֶת, ...
  10. Russian:вымерший язык, ...
  11. Ukrainian:вимерла мова, ...
  12. Hindi:मृत भाषा, ...
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