Ethnolect
/ˈɛθnəlɛkt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A language variety specific to an ethnic group.
"AAVE is an ethnolect of African Americans."
Example
More examples"Judaeo-German is a German ethnolect written in the Hebrew alphabet."
Etymology
From ethno- + -lect.