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noun

Meaning of 语族

语族 means language group; branch; linguistic subdivision (a taxonomic level in linguistics ranking below a language family). Pronounced yǔ zú.

  • language group; branch; linguistic subdivision (a taxonomic level in linguistics ranking below a language family)

Definitions & Examples

Hàn
Zàng
zhǔ
yào
bāo
kuò
Hàn
Zàng
Miǎn
 

The Sino-Tibetan language family mainly includes the Chinese and Tibeto-Burman language groups.

Yìn
Ōu
fēn
wéi
Yìn
 
lǎng
 
ěr
màn
děng
duō
 

The Indo-European language family can be divided into several language groups including the Indic, Iranian, and Germanic branches.

yán
xué
jiā
zhèng
zài
yán
jiū
zhè
de
shǐ
yǎn
biàn
 

Linguists are currently studying the historical evolution of this language group.

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