Meanings
nounethnolinguistics (uncountable)
- uncountableThe field of linguistic anthropology which studies the language of a specific ethnic group.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἔθω (éthō)
- Ancient Greekἔθνος (éthnos)
- Englishethno-
- Latindingua
- Latinlingua
- Englishlinguist
- Englishlinguistics
- Englishethnolinguistics
From ethno- + linguistics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan etnolingüística
- etnolingüísticafield of linguistic anthropology
Finnish etnolingvistiikka
- etnolingvistiikkafield of linguistic anthropology
French ethnolinguistique
- ethnolinguistiquefield of linguistic anthropology
Greek εθνογλωσσολογία
- εθνογλωσσολογία (ethnoglossología)field of linguistic anthropology
Italian etnolinguistica
- etnolinguisticafield of linguistic anthropology
Japanese 民族言語学
- 民族言語学 (minzokugengogaku)field of linguistic anthropology
Korean 민족언어학
- 민족언어학 (minjogeoneohak)field of linguistic anthropology
Portuguese etnolinguística
- etnolinguísticafield of linguistic anthropology
Romanian etnolingvistică
- etnolingvisticăfield of linguistic anthropology
Russian этнолингвистика
- этнолингвистика (etnolingvistika)field of linguistic anthropology
Spanish etnolingüística
- etnolingüísticafield of linguistic anthropology
Cite this entry
APA
ethnolinguistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnolinguistics
MLA
“ethnolinguistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnolinguistics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnolinguistics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnolinguistics.
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