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同系語 (doukeigo) Japanese meaning: cognate language | Kotomora

同どう系けい語ご

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Meanings

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cognate language

Linguistics term for a language that shares a common ancestor with another language.

日本にほん語ごと韓かん国こく語ごが同どう系けい語ごであるかどうかは議ぎ論ろんが続つづいて

Kanji

同same, agree, equal
系lineage, system
語word, speech, language

Related words

同どう系けい
同系 means 'same system' or 'affiliated'; 同系語 specifically refers to a language of the same family.
語ご族ぞく
語族 is 'language family', the broader group; 同系語 are individual languages within that family.

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Whether Japanese and Korean are cognate languages is still debated.

Built from

同どう系けい+語ご

Etymology

Compound of 同系 (same system) and 語 (language).