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
• Indonesian: etnolek
• Irish: eitneachanúint f
• Italian: etnoletto m
• 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