Indo-European language vs tongue

tongue vs Indo-European language

Indo-European language and tongue both are nouns.

Indo-European language is not a verb while tongue is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Indo-European language	Yes	No	No	No
tongue	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tongue is a hypernym of Indo-European language; that is, tongue is a word with a broader meaning than Indo-European language:

Indo-European language: the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
tongue: a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

Other hypernyms of Indo-European language include natural language.

Indo-European language (noun)	tongue (noun)
the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia	the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
	metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
	a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
	a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
	a manner of speaking
	the tongue of certain animals used as meat
	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
	any long thin projection that is transient

Indo-European language (verb)	tongue (verb)
	lick or explore with the tongue
	articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

Difference between Indo-European language and tongue

Words related to "tongue"

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