English

Etymology

Noun

1. Language as a system rather than language in use. Langue is the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language.

Antonyms

• italbrac language in use: parole

French

Etymology

From *linguaticum, from lingua, tongue, speech, language, from Old Latin dingua, from *dnghwa-, tongue, speech, language

Pronunciation

• /lɑ̃ɡ/, /lA~g/

Noun

fr-noun f

1. tongue

   la langue dans la bouche

2. language

   la langue maternelle

   faire parler la langue française — Bertrand Barère

Derived terms

• langue maternelle

Italian

Verb

langue

1. Form of Third-person singular present tense, languire

Langue is a municipality in the Honduran department of Valle. The town is located near the border of El Salvador and is a regional Hammock making center. Most of the town is made up of sharecroppers and day laborers. There are usually Mormon missionaries and Peace Corps volunteers in the town. There is a lot of cattle raised on the flat areas of town. The town has suffered greatly from deforestation and drought. The town's technical school "Instituto Tecnico John F. Kennedy" was built by the Peace Corps. The municipality has an official population of over 25,000, most of whom live in the surrounding villages. The main town has a moderate sized market that expands greatly on Sundays when villagers come to town to sell crops or goods.