langue

la langue (FR N-F) tongue, muscular movable organ of some length, found in the mouths of many animals; language, the system of expression and communication of a social group; specialized language of certain groups; manner of expressing oneself through language; anything tongue-shaped. In Tibet, sticking the tongue out upon meeting someone for the first time is considered good form, as it shows that one is not a member of the blue-tongued shamanist cult that pre-dated Buddhism there. First…