lingua

Meaning

1. (feminine) tongue
2. (countable, feminine) language (a body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈliŋɡwa/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: lingua

Cognate with Portuguese: língua

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lingua, from Latin lingua. Compare Portuguese língua.

Sentences

É tamén docente de lingua e literatura.

He is also a language and literature teacher.

É profesor de lingua e literatura galega .

He is a professor of Galician language and literature.

Pode ser considerada unha lingua tanto lóxica como filosófica .

It can be considered a logical as well as a philosophical language.

O límite oriental probábel desta lingua foi o Annan.

The eastern boundary of this language was the Annan.

O castelán é a lingua oficial de Guinea Ecuatorial .

Spanish is the official language of Equatorial Guinea.

As linguas por elaboración forman unha única lingua xenética con dous ou máis estándares.

Languages by elaboration form a single genetic language with two or more standards.