"Bi" means two, so just as a biplane has 2 wings, so "bilingual" means 2 languages are commonly used and understood in day-to-day use in that society. (For example, in French Quebec one has to know English and French since both languages are used.) A multi-lingual society has many languages spoken in it. (One example would be the modern nation of Israel, and another would be migrant camps holding immigrants from many overseas countries.) However, in a multi-lingual society there is no requirement for a person to know more than two languages: his mother tongue (eg Chinese) at home and another (eg English) at work. So, a bilingual society is where there are two languages commonly spoken,while a multi-lingual society has more than two.
Bilingual societies are those in which two languages are commonly spoken and used for communication, government, or education, while multilingual societies are those with more than two prevalent languages. In these societies, people are able to communicate effectively in multiple languages, leading to diverse linguistic and cultural interactions.
Bilingual for 2 languages and multilingual for more than 2.
The four countries in the Americas that are officially bilingual or multilingual are Canada (English and French), Bolivia (Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara), Paraguay (Spanish and Guarani), and Suriname (Dutch and Sranan Tongo).
Some words containing the root "lingua" include linguist, bilingual, and linguistics.
Multilingual or trilingual individuals.
Many people in Wales are bilingual and speak both Welsh and English but some are multilingual and speak other languages too.
Some words containing the root "lingua" include linguist, bilingual, and linguistics.
Bilingual means you can speak 2 languages but multilingual means you can speak more than 2. However, bilingual and multilingual are interchangeable phrases.
Mono lingual,bilingual and multilingual community
multilingual.
How do you support children's play and communication development in bilingual and multilingual settings and where children learn through an additional language?
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Not necessarily. Bilingual refers to a person who speaks two languages. A multilingual person would have a second language - and a third!
Multilingual or trilingual individuals.
Many people in Wales are bilingual and speak both Welsh and English but some are multilingual and speak other languages too.
Bilingual for 2 languages and multilingual for more than 2.
Bilingual are proficient in two languages whereas multilingual are proficient in two or more languages.I believe there is not much difference. Once you develop fluency in your mother tongue then you can learn any new language easily. However, exposure to additional languages must be at early age.
If you are bilingual, you speak two languages. Being bilingual means having the ability to communicate effectively in two languages.