Related Words for living language

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WordSyllablesCategories
parole
x/
Noun, Noun
second language
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
language
/x
Noun
vernacular
x/xx
Noun
natural language
/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
langue
/
Noun
native speaker
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
speech
/
Noun
tongue
/
Noun
international auxiliary language
xx/xxx/xx/x
Name, Name
dialect
/xx
Noun
interlanguage
/x/x
Noun
performance
x/x
Noun
idiom
/xx
Noun
descendant
x/x
Noun
version
/x
Noun
speaking
/x
Verb
linguistics
x/x
Noun
lingo
/x
Noun
usage
/x
Noun
code
/
Noun
lect
/
Noun
preform
x/
Noun
description
x/x
Noun
pragmatics
x/x
Noun
word
/
Noun
substrate
/x
Noun
interpretation
xxx/x
Noun
symbolic language
x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
lish
/
Noun
conversation
xx/x
Noun
nonstop
x/
Noun
grammar
/x
Noun
baby talk
/x/
Phrase, Noun
lexicon
/xx
Noun
vocabulary
x/xxx
Noun
typology
x/xx
Noun
psycholinguistics
x/x/x
Noun
reflex
/x
Noun
sociolinguistics
xx/x/x
Noun
hybrid
/x
Noun
jargon
/x
Noun
sign language
//x
Phrase, Noun
parlance
/x
Noun
metalanguage
/x/x
Noun
formative
/xx
Adjective
localism
/xxx
Noun
abbreviation
xxx/x
Noun
abode
x/
Noun, Verb
absolute
/xx
Adjective, Noun
acclimated
/xxx
Adjective
accommodation
xxx/x
Noun
alive
x/
Adjective
alphabet
/xx
Noun, Verb
amenities
x/xx
Noun
animation
xx/x
Noun
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
aquatic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
arabic
/xx
Name, Adjective
arena
x/x
Noun
asexual
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
authored
/x
Adjective
barrage
x/
Noun, Verb
belonging
x/x
Noun
bible
/x
Name
bilingual
x/x
Adjective, Noun
bilingualism
x/xxx
Noun
biologic
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
biological
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
biology
x/xx
Noun
births
/
Noun
bodied
/x
Adjective
braille
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
branch
/
Noun, Verb
bread
/
Noun, Verb
bread and butter
///x
Phrase, Noun
breathe
/
Verb
brood
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cam
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
capita
/xx
Noun
characteristic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
charm
/
Noun, Verb
chinese
x/
Adjective, Name
coexistence
xx/x
Noun
cohabitation
xxx/x
Noun
comfort
/x
Noun, Verb
communication
xxx/x
Noun
conveniences
x/xx
Noun
cooking
/x
Noun, Adjective
corruptible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
creature comforts
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
culture
/x
Noun, Verb
daily
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Name, Verb
dead
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
debate
x/
Noun, Verb
deep
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
dictation
x/x
Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
discourse
/x
Noun, Verb
discussion
x/x
Noun
disorder
x/x
Noun, Verb
district
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
dorm
/
Noun, Verb
drafting
/x
Noun
dwelling
/x
Noun
dynamic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
editor
/xx
Noun
editorial
xx/xx
Noun, Adjective
education
xx/x
Noun
ending
/x
Noun
endurance
/xx
Noun
english
/x
Name, Adjective, Verb
everyday
/x/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
evolutionary
xx/xxx
Adjective
evolving
x/x
Verb, Adjective
exist
x/
Verb
existence
x/x
Noun
experience
x/xx
Noun, Verb
expression
x/x
Noun
extant
/x
Adjective
extinct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
facing
/x
Adjective, Noun
family
/xx
Noun, Adjective
flora
/x
Noun
folks
/
Noun
food
/
Noun
foreign
/x
Adjective, Name
formulae
/xx
Noun
formulating
/xxx
Verb
formulation
xx/x
Noun
francophone
/xx
Noun, Adjective
french
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
frisian
/x
Name, Adjective
fulfilment
x/x
Noun
gaelic
/x
Name, Adjective
german
/x
Adjective, Name
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
growing
/x
Noun
habitable
/xxx
Adjective
habitant
/xx
Noun
habitat
/xx
Noun
habitation
xx/x
Noun
hail
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
happy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
hie
/
Verb
highbrow
/x
Noun, Adjective
hindi
/x
Name, Adjective
home
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
house
/
Noun, Verb
household
/x
Noun, Adjective
householder
/xx
Noun
housekeeping
/xx
Noun
humanity
x/xx
Noun
husbandmen
/xx
Noun, Verb
immortal
x/x
Adjective, Noun
inanimate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
income
/x
Noun
indian
/xx
Name, Adjective
inhabitant
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
inhabiting
x/xx
Verb
instruction
x/x
Noun
integration
xx/x
Noun
italian
x/x
Adjective, Name
keel
/
Noun, Verb
keen
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
kicking
/x
Adjective, Noun
knows
/
Verb
learners
/x
Verb
learning
/x
Noun
leben
/x
Noun
lengua
/x
Noun
letter
/x
Noun, Verb
levee
/x
Noun, Verb
lexis
/x
Name
life
/
Noun, Verb
lifeblood
/x
Noun
lifelong
//
Adjective
lifespan
/x
Noun
lifestyle
/x
Noun
lifetime
/x
Noun
lift
/
Verb, Noun
lingua
/x
Noun
lite
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
literacy
/xxx
Noun
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
livelihood
/xx
Noun
lively
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
locale
x/
Noun
locution
x/x
Noun
lodging
/x
Noun
loud
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
lyric
/x
Noun, Adjective
mainstream
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
maintenance
/xx
Noun
marathi
x/x
Name, Adjective
me
/
Noun
medium
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
minority
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
moaning
/x
Noun
modern
/x
Adjective, Noun
moi
/
Name
monolingual
xx/x
Adjective, Noun