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sister language

sister language noun: a cognate language; a language that is related to another by virtue of descending from a common ancestral language.

Noun

sister language (plural sister languages)

  1. A cognate language; a language that is related to another by virtue of descending from a common ancestral language.

Forms of sister language

pluralsister languages

Origin of sister language

Perhaps a calque of German Schwestersprache.

Questions about sister language

What does sister language mean?
Sister language means a cognate language; a language that is related to another by virtue of descending from a common ancestral language.
What part of speech is sister language?
Sister language is a noun.
What is the plural of sister language?
The plural of sister language is sister languages.

Words near sister language in the dictionary

  1. sister hooks
  2. sister humper
  3. sister humpers
  4. sister in Christ
  5. sister in law
  6. sister language
  7. sister languages
  8. Sister Minor
  9. sister minoress
  10. Sister of Charity
  11. sister of Eve

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