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Body

tongue

Source:*językъProto-Slaviccertain

Except in Ukrainian, the same word also means 'language', just as English tongue can.

English

tongue

Polish

język
ˈjɛ̃zɨk
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In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    язы́кjazyk
    jɪˈzɨkinherited
  • Ukrainian
    язи́кjazyk
    jaˈzɪkinherited

    The organ only; 'language' in Ukrainian is мо́ва.

  • Polish
    język
    ˈjɛ̃zɨkinherited
  • Czech
    jazyk
    ˈjazɪkinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    jezikјезик
    ˈjezikinherited
  • English
    tongue

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