linguistic stock
Americannoun
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a parent language and all its derived dialects and languages.
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the people speaking any of these dialects or languages.
Etymology
Origin of linguistic stock
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Betoya, linguistic stock, 415 Betsileo, the, 242 sqq.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
Byron-Gordon G., 397 Caddo, the, 355 Caddoan linguistic stock, the, 355, 381 Cagayans, the, 247 California, Indians of, 368 sqq.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
Erie, the, 375, and map, pp. 334-5 Eshi-Kongo, the, 110, 112, 248 Eskimauan linguistic stock, the, 354 Eskimo, the, Alaskan, 343, 357 sq.,
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
Yutah Ute, a Colorado tribe of the sone linguistic stock.
From The Flute of the Gods by Ryan, Marah Ellis
Shoshoni, the, 355, 367, 371 sq., and map, pp, 334-5 Shoshonian linguistic stock, the, 347, 369 Shrubsall, F. C., 121, 126, 450 n.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
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