APHG Language and Religion Crossword

A particular form of a language that is particular to a specific region or social group.
A written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it.
a natural language with no demonstrable genealogical (or "genetic") relationship with other languages
A Subsection of a Language Family.
The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.
A Collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary.
A collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history
Largest language family that includes English and most other languages in the Western Hemisphere.
2nd largest language family. Includes Madarin, Thai, Cantonese and Burmese
A Language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages
A Form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca, used for communications among speakers of two different languages.
Using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language.
a mother tongue formed from the contact of two languages through an earlier pidgin stage
Professional language (not slang)
Language used daily for face-to-face communication, includes a standard written expression, but not used by people all the time
a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities
belief system in which one supreme being is revered as creator and arbiter of all that exists in the universe
belief system in which multiple deities are revered as creators and arbiters of all that exists in the universe
a religion that is particular to one, culturally distinct, group of people.
one of the oldest religions in the modern world, it does not have a single founder, a single theology, or agreement on its origins.
religion founded in the sixth century BCE and characterized by the belief that enlightenment would come through knowledge, especially self-knowledge; elimination of greed, craving, and desire; complete honesty; and never hurting another person or animal.
religion with its roots in the teachings of Abraham (from Ur), who is credit with uniting his people to worship only one God.
religion based on the teachings of Jesus. According to Christian teaching, Jesus is the son of God, placed on Earth to teach people how to live according to God's plan
Muhammad received the truth directly from Allah in a series of revelations during which Muhammad spoke the verses of the Qu'ran