contact language

noun

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

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

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Meanings

nouncontact language (plural contact languages)

plural contact languages

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

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

  2. human sciencesA pidgin language.
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APA

contact language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contact%20language

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“contact language.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contact%20language. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contact language,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contact%20language.

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