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community language

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plural noun

  1. a language spoken by members of a minority group or community within a majority language context

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She said that Irish was, instead, "a living community language across Ireland".

From BBC • May 8, 2026

But Conradh na Gaeilge's Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin said the Irish language was often viewed as "a controversial emblem of nationalism and not as a living community language".

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The Modern Cockney Festival concluded recently with the dialect being officially recognised as a community language by an east London council.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2023

But for members of the trans community, language isn’t a magic trick.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2018

“We need to show the Republican Party has interest in their community, language and customs,” Cornyn’s campaign manager Brendan Steinhauser told The Dallas Morning News. 

From US News • Sep. 4, 2014

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