蛮語

ばんご

Also written 蕃語

Meanings

1. Noun language spoken by the Emishi See also: 蝦夷 (えみし).
2. languages spoken by the nanban during the Edo Period (e.g. Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch) See also: 南蛮 (なんばん).
3. foreign language

Kanji

• 蛮 barbarian. Read as バン.
• 語 language. Read as ゴ.

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