language island

English

Etymology

Calque of German Sprachinsel.

Noun

language island (plural language islands)

(linguistics) An enclave where a language is physically isolated from similar languages.

Related terms

dialect island

Translations

Translations

Chinese: 語言島／语言岛 (yǔyándǎo)
Estonian: keele saar
Finnish: kielisaari
French: enclave linguistique f, îlot linguistique m, glossonèse m
German: Sprach insel f
Portuguese: enclave linguístico m, ilha linguística f
Russian: языковой остров m (jazykovoj ostrov)
Spanish: enclave lingüístico m, isla lingüística f
Swedish: språk ö c, språklig enklav c

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