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Countless different spoken, written, and gestural '''languages''' were used by different [[cultures]] throughout [[space]]. Generally, [[universal translator|universal translators]] were able to surmount the language barrier between different groups, allowing interstellar society to exist. They were not always successful, however.
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Countless different spoken, written, and gestural '''languages''' were used by different [[cultures]] throughout [[space]]. Generally, [[universal translator|universal translators]] were able to surmount the language barrier between different groups, allowing interstellar society to exist. They were not always successful, however.{{Incite}} The study of language was known as [[linguistics]].
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Children often found new languages easier to learn than adults did. ({{TNG|Dark Page}})
   
 
== Languages ==
 
== Languages ==
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*[[Haliian language|Haliian]]
 
*[[Haliian language|Haliian]]
 
*[[Human language]]s
 
*[[Human language]]s
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**[[American Sign Language]] (ASL)
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**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]
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**[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
 
**[[English language|English]]
 
**[[English language|English]]
 
**[[Finnish language|Finnish]]
 
**[[Finnish language|Finnish]]
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**[[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]
 
**[[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]
 
**[[Irish language|Irish]]
 
**[[Irish language|Irish]]
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**[[Italian language|Italian]]
 
**[[Japanese language|Japanese]]
 
**[[Japanese language|Japanese]]
 
**[[Latin language|Latin]]
 
**[[Latin language|Latin]]
 
**[[Russian language|Russian]]
 
**[[Russian language|Russian]]
**[[Sign language]]
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**[[Scots language|Scots]]
 
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
 
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
 
**[[Swahili language|Swahili]]
 
**[[Swahili language|Swahili]]
**[[Swedish]]
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**[[Swedish language|Swedish]]
 
*[[Iconian language family]]
 
*[[Iconian language family]]
 
**Dewan
 
**Dewan
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
*[[Nicknames]]
 
*[[Slang]]
 
*[[Slang]]
**[[Nicknames]]
 
 
   
 
[[de:Sprache]]
 
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Revision as of 19:51, 3 September 2015

Kukulkan city writing

The written language on a wall in Kukulkan's city

"...the only tool diplomacy has is language."

- Hodin (TOS: "The Mark of Gideon")

Countless different spoken, written, and gestural languages were used by different cultures throughout space. Generally, universal translators were able to surmount the language barrier between different groups, allowing interstellar society to exist. They were not always successful, however. (citation needededit) The study of language was known as linguistics.

Children often found new languages easier to learn than adults did. (TNG: "Dark Page")

Languages

Tools

See also