substratal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a substratum.

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Meanings

adjectivesubstratal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a substratum.
  2. not comparablehuman sciencesSpecifically, pertaining to a substrate language.

    The West African languages that were substratal to most of the Atlantic creoles have regularly overt copulas […].

    2018, John H. McWhorter, The Creole Debate, Cambridge University Press, page 10

Origin

From substrate + -al, substratum + -al.

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APA

substratal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substratal

MLA

“substratal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substratal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “substratal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substratal.

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