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  2. Foreign language - Wikipedia

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    A foreign language is a language that is not an official language of, nor typically spoken in, a specific country. Native speakers from that country usually need to acquire it through conscious learning, such as through language lessons at school, self-teaching, or attending language courses.

  3. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka - Wikipedia

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    DBP Malaysia was established as Balai Pustaka in Johor Bahru on 22 June 1956, [1] It was placed under the purview of the then Malayan Ministry of Education.. During the Kongres Bahasa dan Persuratan Melayu III (The Third Malay Literary and Language Congress) which was held between 16 and 21 September 1956 in both Singapore and Johor Bahru, Balai Pustaka was renamed Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

  4. List of multilingual presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Jefferson claimed to read and write 6 different languages.. Of the 45 [a] persons who have served as President of the United States, at least half have displayed proficiency in speaking or writing a language other than English.

  5. Bhāṣā - Wikipedia

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    The word Bahasa in English is sometimes used to refer specifically to the Indonesian and Malay, this standalone usage however is considered incorrect within the language: [1] when referring to other languages, a non-capitalized bahasa ("language") is used preceding a toponym or ethnonym (e.g. bahasa Ingg[e]ris "English", bahasa Italia "Italian ...

  6. Utricle (ear) - Wikipedia

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    The macula of utricle (macula acustica utriculi) is a small (2 by 3 mm) thickening lying horizontally on the floor of the utricle where the epithelium contains vestibular hair cells that allow a person to perceive changes in latitudinal acceleration as well as the effects of gravity; it receives the utricular filaments of the acoustic nerve.

  7. Malay language - Wikipedia

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    Several varieties of it are standardized as the national language (bahasa kebangsaan or bahasa nasional) of several nation states with various official names: in Malaysia, it is designated as either Bahasa Malaysia ("Malaysian language") or also Bahasa Melayu ("Malay language"); [13] in Singapore and Brunei, it is called Bahasa Melayu ("Malay ...

  8. Diglossia - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, diglossia (/ d aɪ ˈ ɡ l ɒ s i ə / dy-GLOSS-ee-ə, US also / d aɪ ˈ ɡ l ɔː s i ə / dy-GLAW-see-ə) is where two dialects or languages are used (in fairly strict compartmentalization) by a single language community.

  9. English as a second or foreign language - Wikipedia

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    English classes in Moscow in 1964. English as a second or foreign language refers to the use of English by individuals whose native language is different, commonly among students learning to speak and write English.