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minority language

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A language spoken by a minority of the population of a territory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, social-science, sociolinguistics, sociology

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38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: minderheidstaal — language spoken by a minority
  • Asturian: llingua minoritaria — language spoken by a minority
  • Breton: yezh bihanniver — language spoken by a minority
  • Catalan: llengua minoritària — language spoken by a minority
  • Chinese Mandarin: 少數族群語言 /少数族群语言 (shǎoshù zúqún yǔyán) — language spoken by a minority
  • Czech: menšinový jazyk — language spoken by a minority
  • Danish: mindretalssprog — language spoken by a minority
  • Dutch: minderheidstaal — language spoken by a minority
  • Esperanto: minoritata lingvo — language spoken by a minority
  • Estonian: vähemuskeel — language spoken by a minority
  • Finnish: vähemmistökieli — language spoken by a minority
  • French: langue minoritaire — language spoken by a minority
  • Galician: lingua minoritaria — language spoken by a minority
  • Georgian: უმცირესობათა ენა (umciresobata ena) — language spoken by a minority
  • German: Minderheitensprache — language spoken by a minority
  • Hebrew: שפת מיעוטים — language spoken by a minority
  • Hungarian: kisebbségi nyelv — language spoken by a minority
  • Icelandic: minnihlutamál — language spoken by a minority
  • Ido: minoritata linguo — language spoken by a minority
  • Italian: lingua minoritaria — language spoken by a minority
  • Japanese: 少数言語 (shōsū gengo) — language spoken by a minority
  • Korean: 소수언어 (sosueoneo) — language spoken by a minority
  • Korean: 소수어 (sosueo) — language spoken by a minority
  • Latvian: minoritātes valoda — language spoken by a minority
  • Meänkieli: minuriteettikieli — language spoken by a minority
  • Meänkieli: vähemistökieli — language spoken by a minority
  • Norwegian Bokmål: minoritetsspråk — language spoken by a minority
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: minoritetsspråk — language spoken by a minority
  • Persian: زبان اقلیت — language spoken by a minority
  • Polish: język mniejszości — language spoken by a minority
  • Portuguese: língua minoritária — language spoken by a minority
  • Russian: язы́к меньшинства́ (jazýk menʹšinstvá) — language spoken by a minority
  • Scottish Gaelic: mion-chànan — language spoken by a minority
  • Spanish: lengua minoritaria — language spoken by a minority
  • Swedish: minoritetsspråk — language spoken by a minority
  • Tamil: சிறுபான்மை மொழி (ciṟupāṉmai moḻi) — language spoken by a minority
  • Turkish: azınlık dili — language spoken by a minority
  • Vietnamese: ngôn ngữ thiểu số — language spoken by a minority