HOW TO PRONOUNCE
lingua
/ˈlɪŋɡwə/
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What does lingua mean?
noun
- Synonym of tongue.
- A median process of the labium, at the underside of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlɪŋɡwə/
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It would exhaust the Latin and Greek languages, if they were used, and make the lingua vernacula flag.
“O Jane, a tergo quern nulls ciconia pinsit, Nec manus, auriculas imitari est mobilis albas, Nec lingua, quantum sitiat canis Appula, tantum.”
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It is constantly mentioned as "the sacred tongue"--sancta lingua.
We conversed in a kind of LINGUA FRANCA.
Señor Najera ("Dissertacion Sobre la lingua Othomi, Mexico," pp.