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kieli

[ˈkie̯lʲi]

noun

LanguageKarelian

Meaning
  1. tongue
  2. language
  3. clanger, clapper
  4. The system of words and grammar that people use to speak or write, or the body part inside the mouth.
Examples

Puhun karjalan kieltä.

I speak the Karelian language.

Pronunciationˈkie̯lʲi

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteUsed both for the anatomical tongue and for human languages.

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kieli in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.