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substratum vs indigenous language

indigenous language vs substratum

substratum and indigenous language both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
substratum Yes No No No
indigenous language Yes No No No
As nouns, indigenous language is a hypernym of substratum; that is, indigenous language is a word with a broader meaning than substratum:
  • substratum: 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
substratum (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
Difference between substratum and indigenous language

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