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substrate vs indigenous language

indigenous language vs substrate

substrate and indigenous language both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
substrate Yes No No No
indigenous language Yes No No No
As nouns, indigenous language is a hypernym of substrate; that is, indigenous language is a word with a broader meaning than substrate:
  • substrate: an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population
  • indigenous language: a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere
substrate (noun) indigenous language (noun)
an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere
any stratum or layer lying underneath another
a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
Difference between substrate and indigenous language

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