While most of this answer is correct, a person would not use the term 'prat' to refer to their backside, it's a derogatory term used mainly to talk about a person and or their behavior e.g 'He was acting like a total prat'.. any spoken sound r â¦ epresented by the letter A or a, as in bake, hat, father, or small. 3. something having the shape of an A. 4. a written or printed representation of the letter A or a. 5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter A or a. From Dictionary.com. 1 person found this useful.
However, since the Mandan language has been in contact with Hidatsa and Crow for many years, the exact relationship between Mandan and other Siouan languages (including Hidatsa and Crow) has been obscured and is currently undetermined.
There is also a notable history of use of Kanbun (Classical Chinese) as a language of literature and diplomacy in Japan, similar to the status of the Latin language in medieval Europe, which has left an indelible mark on the vocabulary of the Japanese language.he oral languages spoken by the native peoples of the insular country of Japan at present and during recorded history belong to either of two primary phyla of human language 1  : Japonic languages. 2  Japanese language (See also Japanese dialects). 3  Hachijo Japanese. 4  Eastern Japanese. 5  Western Japanese.