Isolect

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A language or dialect; coined as a neutral term between ‘language’ and ‘dialect.’

    "Dohoi is distinctive among all the Barito isolects[…]."

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"Dohoi is distinctive among all the Barito isolects[…]."

Etymology

Coined by Alfred Hudson in his published work on the languages of Borneo: iso- + -lect.

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