Bilingualism

/baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwə.lɪ.zəm/ noun

Definition

The ability to speak and understand two languages fluently, or the coexistence of two languages in a community.

Etymology

From Latin 'bi-' (two) + 'lingua' (language) + '-ism' (system or practice). The term emerged in the 20th century to describe multilingual societies.

Kelly Says

Bilingual people actually have bigger brains in certain areas—research shows that speaking two languages strengthens mental flexibility and can even help prevent dementia!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሁለት ቋንቋ
hu.le.t kwɨn.kwa
ARالعربية
تثنوية لغوية
taθ.nuː.ja lu.ɣa.wi.ja
BNবাংলা
দ্বিভাষিকতা
dʱbi.bʰaː.ʃi.kɔ.tɑ
CACatalà
bilingüisme
bi.liŋˈɡwiz.mə
CSČeština
dvojjazyčnost
dvo.ja.zɪt͡ʃ.nost
DADansk
tosprogethed
toˈsproː.ɡəð
DEDeutsch
Zweisprachigkeit
t͡svaɪ̯s.pʁaːxɪç.kaɪ̯t
ELΕλληνικά
δίγλωσσο
ðiˈɣlo.sɔ
ESEspañol
bilingüismo
bi.liŋˈɡwiz.mo
FAفارسی
دوزبانه
do.zɑ.bɑː.ne
FISuomi
kaksikielisyys
ˈkɑk.sikiː.lis.yys
FRFrançais
bilinguisme
bi.lɛ̃.ɡwizm
GUGU
બે ભાષાવાદ
beː bʰaː.ʃa.vaːd
HAHA
harshe biyu
har.ʃe bi.ju
HEעברית
דו-לשוניות
du lɑ.ʃo.ni.jot
HIहिन्दी
द्विभाषिकता
dʱvi.bʰaː.ʃi.kɑ.tɑː
HUMagyar
két nyelvűség
keːt ɲɛl.vyː.ʃeːɡ
IDBahasa Indonesia
dwibahasa
du.wi.bahasa
IGIG
asụsụ abụọ
a.su.su a.bu.ɔ
ITItaliano
bilinguismo
bi.liŋˈɡwiz.mo
JA日本語
二言語
ni.gen.go
KKKK
екілік
je.ki.lɪk
KMKM
ភាសាពីរ
pʰiə.sɑː piː
KO한국어
이중언어
i.dʒung.ɯn.ɡɔ
MRMR
दोन भाषा
do.n bʰaː.ʃaː
MSBahasa Melayu
dwibahasa
du.wi.bahasa
MYမြန်မာ
ဘာသာစုံ
bha.saː.tɕoʊŋ
NLNederlands
twee taligheid
ˈtʋeː.tɑ.lɪχ.ɦeɪ̯t
NONorsk
tospråklighet
toˈsprɔːk.lɪç
PAPA
ਦੋ ਭਾਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ
do bʰaː.ʃaː.vɑ̃
PLPolski
dwujęzyczność
dʋu.jɛ̃zˈt͡ʂɨɲt͡ɕ
PTPortuguês
bilinguismo
bi.liŋˈɡwi.zmu
RORomână
bilingvism
bi.linˈɡvizm
RUРусский
двухъязычие
dʋuxˈjæzɨ.t͡ɕje
SVSvenska
tvåspråkighet
ˈtvoː.sprɔːk.hɛt
SWKiswahili
lugha mbili
lu.ɡa m.bi.li
TAதமிழ்
இருமொழித்தன்மை
i.ru.moẕi.tʰan.maɪ
TEతెలుగు
ద్విభాషాతనం
dʱvi.bʰaː.ʃaː.tanam
THไทย
สองภาษา
sɔ̌ːŋ pʰaː.sǎː
TLTL
dalawang wika
da.la.wang wi.ka
TRTürkçe
çift dilli
t͡ʃift di.li
UKУкраїнська
двомовність
dʋoˈmɔwnʲ.nʲɪstʲ
URاردو
دو لسانی
do lɪ.saː.ni
VITiếng Việt
song ngữ
ʔɗɔŋ˧˧ ŋu˧˧
YOYO
èdè méjì
e.de me.dʒi
ZH中文
双语
shuāng yǔ
ZUZU
ulwimi olubili
u.lu.mi o.lu.bi.li

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