ihmiskieliin

Ihmiskieliin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun ihmiskieli, which refers to human language or the set of languages used by humans. In Finnish grammar, the illative case marks movement toward or into something, so ihmiskieliin conveys the sense of “into human languages” or “to human languages.” The form is most often encountered in linguistic or translation contexts rather than in everyday speech.

The phrase is commonly used when discussing translation work, linguistic typology, or language policy that is directed at human languages. For example, a project might aim to produce texts that can be translated into human languages, or a study might compare features across ihmiskielet. The expression helps specify the target domain as human languages rather than machine, constructed, or fictional languages.

Ihmiskieliin is distinct from ihmiskielet, the common form for “the human languages” in the nominative plural, which names the languages as a category. In sentences, the choice between ihmiskielet and ihmiskieliin reflects whether one is referring to the languages themselves (nominative) or directing action toward them (illative).

See also: ihmiskieli, ihmiskielet, kieli, kielentutkimus, kääntäminen.

Notes: The term is relatively specialized and appears mainly in academic or professional discussions of language, translation, and linguistic theory. In everyday Finnish, more general terms for languages or translation are often used.