matrilect

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} The [[language]] of the [[dominant]] [[local]] [[culture]], in the situation where a [[pidgin]] or [[creole]] is formed from the language of the dominant culture and another [[outside]] [[introduce]]d language.
2. {{lb|en|linguistics}} The [[idiolect]] of the [[mother]] or the mother's [[clan]] in a [[household]] where the mother and the father speak different idiolects.

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