Major Religions
Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Jewish messiah or the
What is the savior of the world?
A language still used by older people but is NOT in the process of being transmitted to children
What is a dying language?
A regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
What is dialect?
The religion that worships at a church
What is Christianity?
Mahayana, Theravada, and Vajrayana are from what religion
What is Buddhism?
The most commonly spoken language family in the world?
What is Indo-European?
Belief in or worship of more than one god
What is Polytheism?
The religion that worships in a mandir
What is Hinduism?
The two holy books of Islam
What is the Qur'an and Hadith?
A collection of languages within a family related through a common ancestral language
What is a language branch?
A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native language
What is Lingua Franca?
The religion that worships at homes or temples
The 4 Hindi books of knowledge written in Sanskrit
What are the Vedas?
The written form of a language
What is a literary tradition?
The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act.
What is a Custom?
The religion that worships in a mosque
What is Islam?
Judaism uses a holy book
What is the Hebrew Bible?
A group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages
What is a language root?
The process of reduction in cultural diversity through the diffusion of popular culture
What is cultural homogenization?
The religion that worships in a synagogue or temple
What is Judaism?