nonlinguistic

adjective

non·​lin·​guis·​tic ˌnän-liŋ-ˈgwi-stik 

: not consisting of or related to language : not linguistic

… nonlinguistic sounds such as whistles, yells, laughs, and cries …

—American Speech

… produce as their immediate response a linguistic or nonlinguistic signal of understanding or continued attention.

—W. Nelson Francis

nonlinguistically

ˌnän-liŋ-ˈgwi-sti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above