Language

A language was a form of communication developed by lifeforms necessary to collaborate within a society. All intelligent lifeforms have developed some kind of language, usually multiple forms. The study of language was known as linguistics, and the study of alien languages exolinguistics.
A word was a basic unit of language that held meaning. Multiple words could be used to form a . For languages which used an alphabet, words were made out of a sequence of s.
Languages came in spoken, written, and gestural forms. In most cultures, gestural languages developed first, before written or oral. One exception were the Leyrons. ()
Languages were almost always unique to the culture, and one was required to translate a language. More advanced cultures developed universal translators able to surmount the language barrier between different groups, allowing interstellar society to exist. These universal translators were programmed with hundreds of languages. They were not always successful, however. (; ) 
Often, when attempting to communicate with an unknown race, several languages were broadcast in an attempt to find one that might be understood by the hearer. ()
Children often found new languages easier to learn than adults did. ()
As the first Kelpien in Starfleet, Saru was eager to be the best example of his race, and learned ninety four different Federation languages. ()
In 2268, the Medusan Ambassador Kollos, newly able to comprehend humanoid existence through Spock, expressed his wonder at the concept of language. He noted that while people depended on it for many things, none had yet achieved mastery of it. ()
According to Nyota Uhura in 2269, Humans in the 23rd century learned not to fear words. ()
== Languages ==
*Axanar
*Bajoran language family
** Ancient Bajoran
** Modern Bajoran
*Borg
*Breen
*Cardassian
*Denobulan
*Dominionese
*Federation Standard
*Ferengi
*Giamon
*Haliian
*Human languages
**American Sign Language
**Arabic
**Chinese
***Cantonese
***Mandarin
**Dutch
**English
**Finnish
**French
**German
**Greek
**Hawaiian
**Hebrew
**Hindi
**Irish
**Italian
**Japanese
**Latin
**Lincos
**Norwegian
**Polish
**Russian
**Scots
**Spanish
**Swahili
**Welsh
**Wolof
*Iconian language
**Dewan
**Dinasian
**Iccobar
*Jaradan
*Kelpien
*Klingonese
*Kobali
*Kreetassan
*Kriosian
*Menk
*Osaarian
*Ravis' language
*Reman
*Risan
*Romulan
*Sheliak
*Stroyerian
*Talaxian
*Tamarian
*Tak Tak
*Tau Cetian
*Trill
*Valakian
*Varalan
*Vulcan
*Whale song
*Xindi-Aquatic
*Xindi-Insectoid
*Unnamed languages
== Tools ==
*Language file
*Linguacode
*Linguistic database
*Translation algorithm
*Translation matrix
*Universal translator
== See also ==
*Gesture
*Nickname
*Slang
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