mixed language
Britishnoun
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Kali Uchis found an audience for her mixed language hit “Telepatía” on TikTok, while Cardi B extended her reign with her No. 1 hit “Up,” which is nominated only for best rap performance.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
They speak a mixed language collected from Persian Arabic, Syrian, and other tongues.
From Modern Persia by Daniel, Mooshie G.
The first declares grammar to be the most essential element, and therefore the ground of classification in all languages which have produced a definite grammatical articulation; the second denies the possibility of a mixed language.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
Yiddish:—From the German word jüdisch, meaning Jewish; a mixed language made up of German, Hebrew, and Russian words.
From Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists by Ashmun, Margaret
He knows nothing but the pure Kabyle tongue, and cannot speak the mixed language of the coasts, called Sabir, which is the pigeon-French of Algiers and Philippeville.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 by Various
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