Examples of 'lexical similarity' in a sentence
Meaning of "lexical similarity"
lexical similarity - This term refers to the degree of similarity or overlap between the vocabularies of two languages or linguistic varieties, often measured in terms of shared words or linguistic features
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There is also a lexical similarity between the two languages.
According to the Ethnologue, the two languages share a lexical similarity of 60.
Lexical similarity can be used to evaluate the degree of genetic relationship between two languages.
There are different ways to define the lexical similarity and the results vary accordingly.
The overall lexical similarity between Spanish and Portuguese is estimated by Ethnologue to be 89 %.
Speakers of Sikkimese can understand some Dzongkha, with a lexical similarity of 65 % between the two languages.
Although there is a high lexical similarity between the two languages, inherent intelligibility is inadequate.
The Gogo group is grouped with Kagulu, which has a 56 % lexical similarity with Gogo proper.
There is 61 % lexical similarity with a related but different Nyole language in Kenya.
The Finnish language has about 5 % lexical similarity with the Hungarian.
There is 61 % lexical similarity with a related but different Nyole dialect in Uganda.
The language has over 80 % lexical similarity to Mursi.
The lexical similarity between the two is estimated to be 80 %.
Unlike mutual intelligibility, lexical similarity can only be symmetrical.
Inagta is said to have 86 % intelligibility with Rinconada Bikol but with lexical similarity of 76.
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Nepali language shares 40 % lexical similarity with Bengali language.
Lexical similarity with standard Hlai is 40.
The Desano language has 90 % lexical similarity to the Siriano language.
The lexical similarity between Dutch and German is over 80 %.
Marshallese shows 33% lexical similarity with Pohnpeian.
This language is most closely related to Kapingamarangi, Rennellese, and Vaeakau-Taumako sporting lexical similarity Carroll 1965.
Indeed, at 90 % lexical similarity they may be dialects of a single language.
It is a member of the Koman languages, and has a lexical similarity of 24 % with Komo.
It has 50 % lexical similarity with Ari, its closest relative.
It is similar to Braj Bhasha and has a ≈ 60 % lexical similarity with Bagri language.
For comparison, lexical similarity between Spanish and Portuguese, is estimated at 89 %.
It has an 81 % lexical similarity with Kambaata.
Bambassi has a 31 % lexical similarity with other Omotic languages.
The language has 70 % lexical similarity with the Kaiwá language, spoken in Brazil.
It has only 25% lexical similarity with Yafi, the other Eastern Pauwasi language.
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