English
auxiliary language
Noun

auxiliary language (plural auxiliary languages)

  1. Any language (whether constructed or natural), such as Volapük, Esperanto, Swahili, French, Russian or English, used or intended to be used (locally, regionally, nationally or internationally) for intercommunication by speakers of various other languages.
  2. (short for) An international auxiliary language.
  3. A local minority language which has official recognition.
  4. A liturgical language, such as Latin, Sanskrit, or Old Church Slavonic, used in religious services.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: langue auxiliaire
  • German: Hilfssprache
  • Italian: lingua ausiliaria
  • Portuguese: língua auxiliar
  • Russian: вспомога́тельный язы́к
  • Spanish: lengua auxiliar, auxilengua


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