contact language

/K AA1 N T AE0 K T L AE0 NG G W AH0 JH/
noun
  1. 1

    (linguistics) A language that influences another, especially because it is understood by a relevant portion of the speech community.

  2. 2

    (linguistics) A pidgin language.

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