Language Letter Zaps

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I was sitting at a table in front of McKibben Hall today, stuffing my face and making a mess with my Baja Fresh selection of choice, tres tacos steak with corn tortilla, cilantro, and onions. The usual monkeys were traipsing about in my head and I was debating voting for Dennis Kucinich, when I flipped open to the puzzle page of this month's Mensa newsletter: Language Letter Zaps. Nothing to get your pulse going, but it kept me engrossed the whole time so I figured it'd be worthwhile to share (esp. if you're a puzzle-phile like me). :P

So the objective is to find the name of a language embedded in the phrases by "zapping" the number of letters indicated (i.e. MEN GLIMPSE HER - zap 6):

1. STAGNATE LONG (zap 5)
2. SCARY MEAN PIANO (zap 6)
3. SPORTY BUG USES THEM (zap 7)
4. HIS WATCH IS LIGHT (zap 8)
5. INSPIRING QUOTATIONS (zap 11)