gēn

technical
noun

Meaning of 词根语

词根语 means isolating language; root language. Pronounced cí gēn yǔ.

  • isolating language; root language

Definitions & Examples

Hàn
Miǎn
diàn
dōu
shì
diǎn
xíng
de
gēn
 

Chinese and Burmese are both classic examples of isolating languages.

zhé
tóng
 
gēn
zhǔ
yào
kào
lái
biǎo
 

Unlike inflectional languages, isolating languages primarily rely on word order to convey meaning.

Zài
yán
xué
fēn
lèi
zhōng
 
gēn
shì
zhòng
yào
de
lèi
xíng
zhī
 

In linguistic typology, isolating languages are one of the major types.