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Concept & definitionErgativityA case system where the doer of a transitive action gets a special marking that intransitive subjects do not.Explore Concept & definitionRegisterA recurring way of using language associated with a situation, purpose, participants or channel.Explore Language guideGerman (from English)German (Deutsch) is spoken by over 100 million people as a first language & is the most widely spoken native language in the European Union. It is the official language of Germany, Austria, & Liechtenstein, & one of the four official languages of Switzerland.Explore PronunciationAinu Pronunciation Guide for Native English SpeakersAinu is an endangered language indigenous to Hokkaido (Japan) and formerly Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. It is a language isolate — not related to Japanese. Pronunciation is relatively accessible for English speakers, but attention to consonant clusters, final consonants, and…Explore Reference articleWhat to Highlight While ReadingA six-mark key for annotating somebody else's text, in your target language or your own — and a test for whether to mark it at all.Explore Vocabulary collectionBreton vocabulary777 words and phrases with glosses in English.Explore
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