Meaning of clanlect | Babel Free

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A language variety specific to a clan.

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“Clanlect features of nonmobile adults and teenagers in both the North and the South clans were recorded for comparison to the mobile married women.”

“At Cape Keerweer (western Cape York), for example, “all clans have at least slightly different dialects” (Sutton 1978: 183) or ‘clanlects’. In practice, clanlects perceived to be similar in this region are often referred to by the same name (1978: 180), although from the linguist’s perspective the named varieties are in some cases very similar.”

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