diglossia

Meanings

Noun

The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages.
The presence of a cleft or doubled tongue.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin diglōssia. In linguistics introduced 1959 by Charles A. Ferguson, based on French diglossie, from Ancient Greek δίγλωσσος (díglōssos, “bilingual”) + -ία (-ía). Equivalent to di- + -glossia.

Synonyms

bifid tongue, cleft tongue

Scrabble Score: 11

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Words With Friends Score: 13

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