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Can you answer these questions in the field of linguistics and languages?

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Question	Answer
What do numerals denote?	Numbers
What is the official language of Cambodia?	Khmer
What do you call a language that is related to no other language?	Language isolate
What type of language is primarily used in deaf communities?	Sign language
What are "you", "we", and "they"?	Personal pronouns
What does IPA mean in the field of linguistics?	International Phonetic Alphabet or International Phonetic Association
What language was Beowulf first written in?	Old English
Which branch of the Afroasiatic language family does Arabic belong to?	Semitic

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What was the lingua franca of science until the early 19th century?	Latin
What do SVO and SOV refer to?	Word order
What do you call a word that qualifies or describes a noun?	Adjective
What do you call a person who speaks multiple languages?	Polyglot
What island country is called the linguistically most diverse country in the world with over 830 languages spoken there?	Papua New Guinea
What is the fourth official language of Switzerland besides German, French and Romansh?	Italian
What is the study of history of words and their origins called?	Etymology

Level 59

Sep 19, 2017

Nice quiz!

Level 63

Sep 20, 2017

Thanks! :)

Level 34

Jan 5, 2018

Could you add 'Sign' and 'Signed" to 'What type of language is used in deaf communities?"

Level 63

Jan 16, 2018

Sure! :)

Level 59

Nov 10, 2018

Maybe syntaxis should be a correct answer for the SVO/SOV question.

Keep these quizzes going, it will be worth it some day

Level 70

Feb 1, 2021

Good quiz - nice to see something on this topic!

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