langue
Meaning
- tongue
- language (system of communication using written or spoken words)
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lɑ̃ɡ/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French langue, from Old French langue, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech, language”). See cognates in regional languages in France: Norman laungue, Gallo lenghe, Picard lingke, Bourguignon laingue, Franco-Provençal lengoua, Occitan lenga, Corsican lingua.
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Sentences
Une bonne connaissance de la langue 👅 est donc importante .
👅
A good knowledge of the language is therefore important.
Bilingue , elle 👩 parle couramment le Thaï , outre sa langue maternelle et l'Anglais.
👩
Bilingual, she speaks fluent Thai, in addition to her mother tongue and English.