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modern language

language in current use
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Summary

modern language is a type of language[1]. It draws 848 Wikipedia views per month (type of language category, ranking #44 of 78).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: human language[3]
  • Said to be the same as: modern language[4]
  • Opposite of: dead language[5]
  • Described by source: Soziolinguistika Hiztegia[6]
  • Equivalent class: https://www.omg.org/spec/LCC/Languages/LanguageRepresentation/LivingLanguage[7]
  • Studied by: sociolinguistics[8]

Why It Matters

modern language has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Māori sociolinguistics South Atlantic Modern Language Association

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Q141769231. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_modern-language_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{modern language}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/modern-language}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-19}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12h ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://www.omg.org/spec/LCC/Languages/LanguageRepresentatio
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bcl', 'be', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fr', 'hy', 'id', 'ilo', 'it',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Equivalent class: https://www.omg.org/spec/LCC/Languages/LanguageRepresentation/LivingLanguage"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → modern language
    Opposite of → dead language
    Instance of → type of language
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007555501105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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