Geog ch 7

a group in the rigid social hierarchy of Hinduism

a word that clearly looks or sounds like one in another language to which it is related historically

a pidgin language that has become a mother tongue

a minor variation within a language

the study of the origin and history of words

the strictest adherence to traditional religious beliefs

a line around places where speakers use a linguistic feature in the same way

the languages that are related be descent from a common protolanguage

the belief in putting the problems of overcoming poverty at the heart of Christian theology

a second language held in common for international discourse

belief in the existence of only one god

the study of writing, or a system of writing

a country that grants legal equality to 2 or more languages

the worship of many gods

to try to convert others to your religious beliefs

the ancestor that is common to any group of several of today's languages

a lifestyle or policy that deliberately ignores or excludes religious considerations

a belief in the power of mediums(shamans) who characteristically go into autohypnotic trances, during which they are thought to be in communion with the spirit world

islamic teachings that are often incorporated into civil law in islamic countries

a group of people who speak together

religions that combine christianity with traditional practices

a form of government where a church rules directly

the study of place names

one of a group of people considered so low that their status is below the formal structure of the hindu caste system

the belief that the jews should have a homeland of their own