Patrilect is a marker of patriclan membership and thus a symbol of identity.
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Patrilect
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Second, speakers are always familiar with at least two languages (patrilect and matrilect) and typically more.
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Sui children rapidly learn to distinguish these clan-related dialects; young children may speak a mix of matrilect and patrilect, but older children and teenagers are almost fully patrilectal (Stanford, 2008b).
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