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There is also an indigenous sign language, the Ka'apor Sign Language. [249] [250] [251] There are also three other sign languages: Terena Sign Language, Marajo Sign Language, [252] and Maxakali Sign Language. [253] In July 2023, the Brazilian Constitution of 1988 was translated for the first time into an indigenous language, the Nheengatu language.
The base alphabet consists of 21 letters: five vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 16 consonants. The letters J, K, W, X and Y are not part of the proper alphabet, but appear in words of ancient Greek origin (e.g. Xilofono), loanwords (e.g. "weekend"), [2] foreign names (e.g. John), scientific terms (e.g. km) and in a handful of native words – such as the names Kalsa, Jesolo, Bettino Craxi, and Cybo ...
Furthermore, the Albanian government has pushed to make Italian a compulsory second language in schools. [65] Today, Italian is the third most spoken language in the country after Albanian and Greek. The Italian language is well-known and studied in Albania, [66] another non-EU member, due to its historical ties and geographical proximity to ...
Languages with grammatical gender, such as French, German, Greek, and Spanish, present unique challenges when it comes to creating gender-neutral language.Unlike genderless languages like English, constructing a gender-neutral sentence can be difficult or impossible in these languages due to the use of gendered nouns and pronouns.
Ambient language plays an increasingly significant role as children begin to solidify early syllable structure. Syllable combinations that are infrequent in the Italian lexicon, such as velar-labial sequences (e.g. capra 'goat' or gamba 'leg') are infrequently produced correctly by children, and are often subject to consonant harmony. [52]
The Article 14 of the Albanian Constitution states that "The official language in the Republic of Albania is Albanian." [2] According to the 2011 population census, 2,765,610, 98.767% of the population declared Albanian as their mother tongue ("mother tongue is defined as the first or main language spoken at home during childhood").
Hand gestures are used in regions of Italy and in the Italian language as a form of nonverbal communication and expression. The gestures within the Italian lexicon are dominated by movements of the hands and fingers, but may also include movements of facial features such as eyebrows, the mouth and the cheeks. [1]
Official language Switzerland: Europe 8,619,259 [2] Co-official language with German, French, and Romansh San Marino: Europe 33,607 [3] Official language Vatican City: Europe 825 [4] Co-official language with Latin