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  • 31Japanese language — Language spoken by about 125 million people on the islands of Japan, including the Ryukyus. The only other language of the Japanese archipelago is Ainu (see Ainu), now spoken by only a handful of people on Hokkaido, though once much more… …

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  • 32Australian Kriol language — language name=Kriol states=Australia region=Roper River, Katherine areas, Ngukurr, Northern Territory; Kimberley region of Western Australia; Gulf Country, Lower Cape York Peninsula, Queensland speakers=10,000 (1991 Borneman) familycolor=Creole… …

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  • 33Yaghan language — language name=Yahgan/Yámana nativename=Háusi Kúta familycolor=Isolate states=Chile region=Tierra del Fuego speakers=1 iso2=sai|iso3=yagYagán (originally Yahgan, but also now spelled Yaghan, Jagan, Iakan), also known as Yámana and Háusi Kúta, is… …

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  • 34Origin of language — The origin of language is the emergence of language in the human species. This is a highly controversial topic, empirical evidence being so limited that many regard it as unsuitable for serious scholars. In 1866, the Linguistic Society of Paris… …

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  • 35Japanese language — Japanese 日本語 Nihongo Nihongo (Japanese) in Japanese script Pronunciation …

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  • 36HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… …

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  • 37Mongolian language — Mongolian Монгол Mongol, ᠮᠣᠨᠭᠭᠣᠯ Mongɣol Pronunciation /mɔŋɢ …

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  • 38Glossary of language teaching terms and ideas — Like every other course of study, language teaching requires specialized vocabulary and word use. This list is a glossary for English language learning and teaching using the increasingly popular communicative approach. Accuracy Burnout •… …

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  • 39Malay language — This article is about the language which forms the basis of standard Indonesian and Malaysian. For the different Malay variants and dialects, see Malay languages. Malay Bahasa Melayu بهاس ملايو Spoken in Malaysia (as Malaysian and local Malay)… …

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  • 40R (programming language) — R Paradigm(s) multi paradigm: object oriented, imperative, functional, procedural, reflective Appeared in 1993[1] …

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