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  2. List of languages by first written account - Wikipedia

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    Barkerville Jail Text, written in pencil on a board in the then recently created Carrier syllabics: Although the first known text by native speakers dates to 1885, the first record of the language is a list of words recorded in 1793 by Alexander MacKenzie. 1885: Motu: grammar by W.G. Lawes: 1886: Guugu Yimidhirr

  3. List of writing systems - Wikipedia

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    Writing systems are used to record human language, and may be classified according to certain common features. The usual name of the script is given first; the name of the languages in which the script is written follows (in brackets), particularly in the case where the language name differs from the script name. Other informative or qualifying ...

  4. Lists of languages - Wikipedia

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    by primary language family: List of Afro-Asiatic languages, List of Austronesian languages, List of Indo-European languages, List of Mongolic languages, List of Tungusic languages, List of Turkic languages, List of Uralic languages. chronologically: List of languages by first written accounts; by number of speakers:

  5. Written language - Wikipedia

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    A written language is the representation of a language by means of writing. This involves the use of visual symbols, known as graphemes, to represent linguistic units such as phonemes, syllables, morphemes, or words. However, written language is not merely spoken or signed language written down, though it can approximate that. Instead, it is a ...

  6. List of official languages - Wikipedia

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    2 List of languages by the number of countries in which they are the most widely used. ... Norway (two official written forms – Bokmål and Nynorsk) Nzema:

  7. List of language names - Wikipedia

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    British Sign Language – Sign Language, Breetish Sign Leid, Iaith Arwyddion Prydain, ... Kaixana – Too few people for it to be written/typed (1 Person as of 2020)

  8. Category:Lists of languages - Wikipedia

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    List of languages by number of native speakers in Indonesia; ... List of writing systems This page was last edited on 19 May 2022, at 02:14 (UTC). Text ...

  9. Language - Wikipedia

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    Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary.It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing.