Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct option from the given options, based solely on the passage. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet accordingly. An attempt to determine the number of languages in the world is affected by other factors. A few new languages do continue to be discovered, even these days, as unexplored regions of the world begin to be opened

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The passage states that "The people may be known, but the identity of their language may not be." This implies that while the existence of a particular group of people (an ethnic group) is recognized by outsiders, their specific native or ethnic language might remain unidentified because they communicate using a common language (lingua franca). Therefore, the phrase means that the people are recognized as different ethnic groups, but their language is not necessarily recognized. Answer: People are recognised as dif