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Malay language

(Encyclopedia)Malay language: see Malayo-Polynesian languages. ...

Maori language

(Encyclopedia)Maori language: see Malayo-Polynesian languages. ...

Javanese language

(Encyclopedia)Javanese language: see Malayo-Polynesian languages. ...

Tagalog language

(Encyclopedia)Tagalog language: see Malayo-Polynesian languages. ...

Pilipino language

(Encyclopedia)Pilipino language, form of Tagalog used in the Philippines. See Malayo-Polynesian languages. ...

Danish language

(Encyclopedia)Danish language, member of the North Germanic, or Scandinavian, group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. The official language of Denmark, it is spoken by over 5 milli...

Persian art and architecture

(Encyclopedia)Persian art and architecture, works of art and structures produced in the region of Asia traditionally known as Persia and now called Iran. Bounded by fierce mountains and deserts, the high plateau of...

Hausa language

(Encyclopedia)Hausa language, member of the Chadic group of languages belonging to the Afroasiatic family of languages. See Afroasiatic languages. ...

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