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lan·guage

ˈlaNGɡwij/
noun
1.
the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.
2.
the system of communication used by a particular community or country.

synonyms: tongue, mother tongue, native tongue; dialect, patois, slang, idiom, jargon, argot, cant; informallingo

ver·nac·u·lar

noun
1.
the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.
ex: “he wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience”.

synonyms: language, dialect, regional language, regionalisms, patois, parlance;  (of language) spoken as one’s mother tongue; not learned or imposed as a second language.