isolect

== English == === Etymology === Coined by Alfred Hudson in his published work on the languages of Borneo: iso- +‎ -lect. === Noun === isolect (plural isolects) (linguistics) A language or dialect; coined as a neutral term between ‘language’ and ‘dialect.’ [From 1967.] 2008, Keith Brown, Sarah Ogilvie, Malay, entry in Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World, page 677, While Middle Malay, Minangkabau, and Kerinci have inland and west coast variants as their origin, Malay itself developed from isolects spoken on the east coast. ==== Related terms ==== lect ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === citoles, octiles, scolite