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ethnolect

/ˈɛθnəlɛkt/

ethnolect noun: a language variety specific to an ethnic group.

Noun

ethnolect (plural ethnolects)

  1. A language variety specific to an ethnic group.
    • AAVE is an ethnolect of African Americans.

ethnolect meaning in Indonesian

ethnolect in Indonesian

language variety
etnolek

Forms of ethnolect

pluralethnolects

Origin of ethnolect

From ethno- + -lect.

Words formed from ethnolect

Questions about ethnolect

What does ethnolect mean?
Ethnolect means a language variety specific to an ethnic group.
What is ethnolect in Indonesian?
Ethnolect in Indonesian is etnolek. See Ethnolect meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is ethnolect?
Ethnolect is a noun.
How do you pronounce ethnolect?
Ethnolect is pronounced /ˈɛθnəlɛkt/.
What is the plural of ethnolect?
The plural of ethnolect is ethnolects.

Words near ethnolect in the dictionary

  1. ethnoichthyological
  2. ethnoichthyology
  3. ethnoknowledge
  4. ethnoknown
  5. ethnol
  6. ethnolect
  7. ethnolectal
  8. ethnolects
  9. ethnolinguist
  10. ethnolinguistic
  11. ethnolinguistically

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