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{{Short description|Ability to only speak one language}}
'''Monoglottism''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] μόνος ''monos'', "alone, solitary", + γλῶττα {{transl|el|glotta}}, "tongue, language") or, more commonly, '''monolingualism''' or '''unilingualism''', is the condition of being
Being '''monolingual''' or '''unilingual''' is also said of a text, [[dictionary]], or conversation written or conducted in only one language, and of an [[wikt:entity|entity]] in which a single language is either used or officially recognized (in particular when being compared with bilingual or multilingual entities or in the presence of individuals speaking different languages). Note that mono''glottism'' can only refer to lacking the ''ability'' to speak several languages. Multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population.<ref>G. Richard Tucker (1999)[http://www.cal.org/resources/Digest/digestglobal.html A Global Perspective on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822104004/http://www.cal.org/resources/Digest/digestglobal.html |date=2012-08-22 }} Carnegie Mellon University CALL Digest EDO-FL-99-04</ref>
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