Meaning of clanspeak | Babel Free

Definitions

The language or dialect of a certain clan.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“Carl understood clanspeak, of course, but only someone with two independent sets of vocal chords could speak⟳ it fluently.”

“He spoke the grymjek, the clanspeak, better than Anna's own⟳ father.”

“National Geographic: The hidden world of whale culture https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/the-hidden-world-of-whale-culture-feature CLANSPEAK Members of a sperm whale family near the Caribbean island of Dominica are part of a clan that's culturally distinct from others. Each clan communicates in its own⟳ dialect of click patterns, like⟳ Morse code.”

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