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Diglossia vs Bilingual - What's the difference?

diglossia | bilingual |

As nouns the difference between diglossia and bilingual

is that diglossia is the coexistence of two closely related native languages or dialects among a certain population, one of which is regarded to be more prestigious than the other; also, that of two unrelated languages while bilingual is a person who is able to use two languages.

As an adjective bilingual is

having the ability to speak two languages.

diglossia

English

(wikipedia diglossia)

Alternative forms

* (linguistics)diglossy

Noun

(-)
  • (linguistics) the coexistence of two closely related native languages or dialects among a certain population, one of which is regarded to be more prestigious than the other; also, that of two unrelated languages
  • (pathology) the presence of a cleft or doubled tongue

    • bilingual

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bi-lingual

    Adjective

    (wikipedia bilingual) (-)
  • Having the ability to speak two languages
  • Spoken or written in two different languages
    • a bilingual dictionary
  • Characterized by the use or presence of two languages

    • Derived terms

    * bilingualism * bilinguality

    Synonyms

    * diglot

    See also

    * biscriptal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is able to use two languages.