Interesting!
Japanese is both a person of Japanese ancestry and the language of Japanese. hmm! link
Jap·a·nese (jăp'ə-nēz', -nēs')
adj.
Of or relating to Japan or its people, language, or culture.
n., pl. Japanese.
1.
a. A native or inhabitant of Japan.
b. A person of Japanese ancestry.
2. The language of the Japanese, possibly related to the Altaic family, written in kana and Chinese characters.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
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Well, most words used to represent Language are like that. Just like the word "Chinese" can be used to refer to a person or a language.
ReplyDeleteMore such words :
Italian
Greek
Portuguese
German
Spanish
French
Russian