"ethnolect" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛθnəlɛkt/ Forms: ethnolects [plural]
Etymology: ethno- + -lect Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ethno|lect}} ethno- + -lect Head templates: {{en-noun}} ethnolect (plural ethnolects)
  1. A language variety specific to an ethnic group. Categories (topical): Linguistics Derived forms: ethnolectal, multiethnolect Related terms: dialect, idiolect, sociolect, ecolect, cryptolect Translations (language variety): etnolek (Afrikaans), etnolekt [common-gender] (Danish), etnolekti (Finnish), ethnolecte [masculine] (French), Ethnolekt [masculine] (German), etnolek (Indonesian), eitneachanúint [feminine] (Irish), etnoletto [masculine] (Italian), etnolekt [masculine] (Polish), etnoleto [masculine] (Portuguese), etnolect [neuter] (Romanian), этноле́кт (etnolékt) [masculine] (Russian), etnolecto [masculine] (Spanish), etnolekt [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ethnolect meaning in English (3.3kB)

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