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'''Japanese''' (日本語, pronounced approximately /nihoŋgo/) is the main language of Japan. It is either an [[Altaic languages|Altaic language]], related only to [[Korean]], or a language isolate. | '''Japanese''' (日本語, pronounced approximately /nihoŋgo/) is the main language of Japan. It is either an [[Altaic languages|Altaic language]], related only to [[Korean]], or a language isolate. | ||
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** [[Kanji]], a morphemic writing system using Chinese characters ([[hanzi]]) | ** [[Kanji]], a morphemic writing system using Chinese characters ([[hanzi]]) | ||
** Two [[kana]] alphabets systems, [[katakana]] and [[hiragana]] | ** Two [[kana]] alphabets systems, [[katakana]] and [[hiragana]] | ||
** | ** Romanji (or rōmaji, or roumaji), i.e., [[Latin alphabet|Latin characters]]. | ||
{{Natlangs}} | |||
[[Category:Isolate natlangs]] | [[Category:Isolate natlangs]] | ||
[[Category:Linguistics]] | [[Category:Linguistics]] | ||
[[Category:Real Language background pages]] | [[Category:Real Language background pages]] | ||
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Japanese (日本語, pronounced approximately /nihoŋgo/) is the main language of Japan. It is either an Altaic language, related only to Korean, or a language isolate.
Notable features of Japanese
- Japanese uses several different writing systems:
| This article is one of quite a few pages about Natlangs. Indo-european natlangs:
Uralic Natlangs: Finnish * Khanty * Mansi * Mordvinic * Proto-Uralic
Isolate Natlangs: Basque * * |
