語支

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Chinese

speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
 
(a measure word); to support; to sustain
(a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money
 
trad. (語支)
simp. (语支)
anagram 支語支语

Pronunciation


Noun

語支

  1. (linguistics) language group

Usage notes

In linguistic taxonomy, this is a division lower than 語族语族 (yǔzú), but higher than 語種语种 (yǔzhǒng).