Meaning

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

    Minderheitensprache

    язы́к меньшинства́jazýk menʹšinstvá

Examples

17 sentences
  1. They see minority languages as a threat.

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  2. We must do something to prevent the death of minority languages.

    deWir müssen etwas tun, um das Aussterben von Minderheitensprachen zu verhindern. — brauchinet

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  3. Minority language speakers may learn the dominant language for political purposes.

  4. Tatoeba can help people to learn minority languages.

    ruТатоэба может помочь выучить языки национальных меньшинств. — odexed

  5. They oppress linguistic minorities, because they see minority languages as a threat.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
language spoken by a minority:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
language spoken by a minority:

Forms

plural: minority languages

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
minority language — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto