How to Pronounce Protolanguage

To pronounce "protolanguage", say PROT-ol-ang-uag-e — 5 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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5

Syllables

13

Letters

PROT-ol-ang-uag-e

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"protolanguage" has 5 syllables: prot-ol-ang-uag-e.

What does protolanguage mean?

noun

  1. A language which is reconstructed by examining similarities in existing languages to try to deduce what a common ancestor language, no longer known, would have been like.
  2. The early utterances produced by an infant before it acquires true language.

Synonyms

Urspracheur-language

Related words

metalanguageinterlinguacreolisationparalanguagegrammaticalisationindoeuropeanlexicalizationpalatalisation

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How many syllables are in "protolanguage"?▾

"Protolanguage" has 5 syllables: prot · ol · ang · uag · e.

What does "protolanguage" mean?▾

Protolanguage: A language which is reconstructed by examining similarities in existing languages to try to deduce what a common ancestor language, no longer known, would have been like.

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