French, English, Japanese are best categorized as which category?

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French, English, Japanese are best categorized as which category?

French, English, and Japanese work as both names for people from those countries and the names of the languages spoken there. Because each word can refer to a nationality and to a language, the best overall category is nationalities and languages. They aren’t periods, which would denote time eras, and while they can relate to ethnicity, the dual use to identify both a people and a language makes the combined category the most accurate.

French, English, and Japanese work as both names for people from those countries and the names of the languages spoken there. Because each word can refer to a nationality and to a language, the best overall category is nationalities and languages. They aren’t periods, which would denote time eras, and while they can relate to ethnicity, the dual use to identify both a people and a language makes the combined category the most accurate.

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