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Bilingualism
Bilingualism is the ability of an individual or the members of a community to use
two languages effectively. Adjective: bilingual.
Monolingualism refers to the ability to use a single language. The ability to use multiple
languages is known as multilingualism.
More than half of the world's population is bilingual or multilingual: "56% of Europeans are
bilingual, while 38% of the population in Great Britain, 35% in Canada, and 17% in the
United States are bilingual" (Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia, 2013).
Etymology
From the Latin, "two" + "tongue"
Examples and Observations
Muhammad Fajar