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tongue in Irish

teanga

tongue

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Is Gaeilge teanga álainn é.

Irish is a beautiful language.A1

Ní leor teanga amháin.

One language is never enough.A2

Is teanga álainn í an Ghaeilge.

Irish is a beautiful language.A2

Is teanga mharbh í an Laidin.

Latin is a dead language.A2

Is teanga an domhain é an Béarla.

English is the world's language.A1

Forms & mutations Treigladau / Claochluithe

You may also meet these forms of teanga in a sentence.

Base form
teanga
Séimhiú
theanga
Urú
dteanga
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