Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contact language

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: con-tac-t lan-guage
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A pidgin language.

Example Sentences

"The main contact languages providing Western words in Arabic today are English and French."

Inflected Forms

contact languages (plural)

Phrases

lingua franca vehicular language

Frequently Paired Words

lingua franca pidgin creole vehicular vehicular language

Questions

What does contact language mean?: A language that influences another, especially because it is understood by a relevant portion of the speech community.

How to pronounce contact language

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