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lect | taos |

As a noun lect

is (linguistics|sociolinguistics) a specific form of a language or : a language or a dialect.

As a proper noun taos is

an indigenous, tiwa-speaking people of new mexico who inhabit a pueblo there.

lect

English

(wikipedia lect)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (linguistics, sociolinguistics) A specific form of a language or : a language or a dialect.
  • * 1980 , Frederick B. Agard, The Genealogy of the French Language'', published in ''Contributions to historical linguistics (ISBN 90-04-06130-4), page 222:
    • These, together with (some) Romansh lects', belong to our West Rhaetian; the /?/ also supported by two '''lects''' from the Ticino which by our criteria are NWIt, and by the partially umlauting '''lects''' of Lombardy which together with (some) Engadine ' lects belong to our East Rhaetian.

    Usage notes

    The term is used when it is not possible or preferable to decide whether something is a distinct language or only a dialect of a language.

    Synonyms

    * variety

    Derived terms

    * lectal

    taos

    English

    (Taos language)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An indigenous, Tiwa-speaking people of New Mexico who inhabit a pueblo there.
  • The pueblo they inhabit, which, being about thousand years old, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the United States.
  • The lect they speak, which is either closely related to or a dialect of northern Tiwa.
  • The town of Taos, south of Taos Pueblo, in New Mexico.

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