various languages; language group; language family
Used as a suffix or noun to refer to a group of related languages, often in linguistic classification. Common in compound terms like バントゥー諸語 (Bantu languages).
See also: バントゥー諸語
The Bantu languages are spoken across a wide area of Africa.
インド・ヨーロッパ諸語の比較研究が進んでいる。
Comparative research on the Indo-European language family is advancing.
Ryukyuan languages
Altaic languages
Munda languages
Romance languages
Caucasian languages
Tungusic languages
Bantu languages
Amerindian languages; Native American languages
Compound of 諸 (sho, 'various') and 語 (go, 'language'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for collective nouns.