language family
group of languages related through descent from a common ancestor
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language family
Summary
language family is a languoid class[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- language family's instance of is recorded as languoid class[3].
- language family is a type of languoid[4].
- language family is a type of language group[5].
- language family is part of genetic classification[6].
- language family is part of macrofamily[7].
- language family's Commons category is recorded as Languages by family[8].
- language family comprises language subfamily[9].
- language family's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Language families[10].
- language family's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
- language family's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia[12].
- language family's topic has template is recorded as Template:Language families[13].
- language family's different from is recorded as sprachbund[14].
- language family's properties for this type is recorded as P1468[15].
- language family's properties for this type is recorded as P1798[16].
- language family's properties for this type is recorded as P1394[17].
- language family's properties for this type is recorded as P646[18].
- language family's has list is recorded as list of language families[19].
- language family's studied by is recorded as linguistics[20].
- language family's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics[21].
- language family's exact match is recorded as https://ontology.londisizwe.org/mola#LanguageFamily[22].
- language family's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].
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Definition and Type
language family's instance of is recorded as languoid class[3]. Recorded subclass of include languoid[4] and language group[5].
Use and Application
language family comprises language subfamily[9]. Part of include genetic classification[6], a classification scheme[24] and macrofamily[7], a languoid class[25].
Why It Matters
language family has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]