The tongue

• is the large bundle of muscles on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing.
• is one of the organs of taste. Much of the surface of the tongue is covered in taste buds.
• assists in forming the sounds of speech.
• also plays a major role in the tongue kiss and in oral sex.
• can be used as synonymous for language. e.g. mother tongue[?].

See also:

• Human anatomy
• Tongue-twister
• Tongue piercing[?]
• Tongue splitting
• Vocal tract[?]