ethnolect

English

Etymology

From ethno- +‎ -lect.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛθnəlɛkt/

Noun

ethnolect (plural ethnolects)

1. A language variety specific to an ethnic group.

   AAVE is an ethnolect of African Americans.

Derived terms

• ethnolectal
• multiethnolect

Related terms

• dialect
• idiolect
• sociolect
• ecolect
• cryptolect

Translations

language variety

Afrikaans: etnolek Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Danish: etnolekt c Finnish: etnolekti French: ethnolecte (fr) m German: Ethnolekt (de) m Hungarian: etnolektus Indonesian: etnolek Irish: eitneachanúint f Italian: etnoletto m Macedonian: етнолект m (etnolekt) Occitan: please add this translation if you can Polish: etnolekt (pl) m Portuguese: etnoleto m Romanian: etnolect n Russian: этноле́кт (ru) m (etnolékt) Spanish: etnolecto m Swedish: etnolekt (sv) c Ukrainian: етнолект m (etnolekt)