language isolate

noun

A natural language with no proven genetic relationship to another language.

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Meanings

nounlanguage isolate (plural language isolates)

plural language isolates

  1. human sciencesA natural language with no proven genetic relationship to another language.
  2. See also: isolating language

Translations

Catalan llengua aïllada
  • llengua aïlladanatural language without relatives
Chinese Mandarin 孤立語言 /孤立语言
  • 孤立語言 /孤立语言 (gūlì yǔyán)natural language without relatives
Danish isolat, isoleret sprog
  • isolatnatural language without relatives
  • isoleret sprognatural language without relatives
Dutch isolaat, geïsoleerde taal
  • isolaatnatural language without relatives
  • geïsoleerde taalnatural language without relatives
Finnish isolaattikieli
  • isolaattikielinatural language without relatives
French isolat, langue isolée
  • isolatnatural language without relatives
  • langue isoléenatural language without relatives
German isolierte Sprache
  • isolierte Sprachenatural language without relatives
Hindi भाषा एकल
  • भाषा एकल (bhāṣā ekal)natural language without relatives
Hungarian szigetnyelv
  • szigetnyelvnatural language without relatives
Icelandic stakmál, einangrað
  • stakmálnatural language without relatives
  • einangraðnatural language without relatives
  • einangrað tungumálnatural language without relatives
Indonesian bahasa isolat
  • bahasa isolatnatural language without relatives
Italian lingua isolata
  • lingua isolatanatural language without relatives
Japanese 孤立した言語
  • 孤立した言語 (koritsu shita gengo)natural language without relatives
Korean 고립어
  • 고립어 (goribeo)natural language without relatives
Norwegian Bokmål isolert språk
  • isolert språknatural language without relatives
Polish język izolowany, izolat
  • język izolowanynatural language without relatives
  • izolatnatural language without relatives
Portuguese língua isolada
  • língua isoladanatural language without relatives
Romanian limbă izolată
  • limbă izolatănatural language without relatives
Russian изоли́рованный язы́к, язы́к-изоля́т
  • изоли́рованный язы́к (izolírovannyj jazýk)natural language without relatives
  • язы́к-изоля́т (jazýk-izolját)natural language without relatives
Spanish lengua aislada
  • lengua aisladanatural language without relatives
Swedish isolatspråk
  • isolatspråknatural language without relatives
Ukrainian ізольо́вана мо́ва, мо́вний ізоля́т
  • ізольо́вана мо́ва (izolʹóvana móva)natural language without relatives
  • мо́вний ізоля́т (móvnyj izolját)natural language without relatives
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APA

language isolate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20isolate

MLA

“language isolate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20isolate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “language isolate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20isolate.

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