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Probably from communa(l) + -lect (suffix denoting a language variety).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Especially in Pacific linguistics: the lect (linguistic variety) spoken by a particular speech community. Full definition →
Probably from communa(l) + -lect (suffix denoting a language variety).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.