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This page uses notation for orthographic or other linguistic analysis. For the meaning of how ⟨ ⟩, | |, / /, and [ ] are used here, see this page. The...

The voiced palatal lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet...

Ö, or ö, is a character that represents either a letter from several extended Latin alphabets, or the letter "o" modified with an umlaut or diaeresis....

Flag semaphore (from the Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma) 'sign' and -φέρω (-phero) '-bearer') is a semaphore system conveying information at a distance by means...

This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For...

A numeric character reference (NCR) is a common markup construct used in SGML and SGML-derived markup languages such as HTML and XML. It consists of a...

Nihon-shiki (Japanese: 日本式ローマ字, lit. 'Japan-style', romanized as Nihonsiki in the system itself) is a romanization system for transliterating the Japanese...

The Afaka script ( afaka sikifi) is a syllabary of 56 letters devised in 1910 for the Ndyuka language, an English-based creole of Suriname. The script...

The languages of Bolivia include Spanish; several dozen indigenous languages, most prominently Aymara, Quechua, Chiquitano, and Guaraní; Bolivian Sign...

West Midlands English is a group of dialects of the English language native to the English West Midlands. Certain areas of the West Midlands are stereotyped...

Duruwa (Odia: ପରଜି, Devanagari: धुरुवा) or Dhuruwa or Parji is a Central Dravidian language spoken by the Duruwa people of India, in the districts of Koraput...

Many countries and national censuses currently enumerate or have previously enumerated their populations by languages, native language, home language,...

British slang is English-language slang originating from and used in the United Kingdom and also used to a limited extent in Anglophone countries such...

Riksmål (English: /ˈriːksmɔːl/, also US: /ˈrɪk-/, Urban East Norwegian: [ˈrɪ̀ksmoːɫ]) is an unofficial written Norwegian language form or spelling standard...

Look up bugger or Bugger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bugger or buggar can at times be considered as a mild swear word. In the United Kingdom the...

Look up Kovacs, kovács, or Kovács in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kovács or Kovacs, meaning blacksmith, is one of the most common Hungarian family...

ǂKxʼaoǁʼae (English pronunciation: /ˈkaʊkaɪ/ KOW-ky, native pronunciation: [ǂxʼāōǁˀã̀ẽ̀]), also rendered ǂKxʼauǁʼein (/ˈkaʊkeɪn/ KOW-kayn), or Gobabi ǃKung...

Multimodality is the application of multiple literacies within one medium. Multiple literacies or "modes" contribute to an audience's understanding of...

Alston is an English language surname with several derivations, and a male given name. The name may have evolved from the Middle English given name "Alstan"...

Somerville is a Scottish surname of Norman origin. Also for years the origin of the name was quoted from the book of surnames of Scotland, a copy did exist...