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单词 endoglossic
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Definition of endoglossic in English:

endoglossic

adjectiveˌɛndə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒsɪkˌendōˈɡlôsik
Linguistics

  • Denoting or relating to an indigenous language that is used as the first or official language in a country or community.

    Compare with exoglossic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The recommendation here is that indigenous communities begin now to develop endoglossic policies that will reinforce past efforts in bilingual education.
    • Shona and Ndebele, the two dominant endoglossic languages have been accorded the status of national languages.

Origin

1980s: from endo-, Greek glōssa 'language, tongue', and -ic.

 
 

Definition of endoglossic in US English:

endoglossic

adjectiveˌendōˈɡlôsik
Linguistics

  • Denoting or relating to an indigenous language that is used as the first or official language in a country or community.

    Compare with exoglossic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Shona and Ndebele, the two dominant endoglossic languages have been accorded the status of national languages.
    • The recommendation here is that indigenous communities begin now to develop endoglossic policies that will reinforce past efforts in bilingual education.

Origin

1980s: from endo-, Greek glōssa ‘language, tongue’, and -ic.

 
 
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