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clanspeak en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈklæn.spiːk/

Etymology

From clan + -speak.

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable) The language or dialect of a certain clan.
    • Carl understood clanspeak, of course, but only someone with two independent sets of vocal chords could speak it fluently. 2010, Edward M. Lerner, InterstellarNet: New Order:
    • He spoke the grymjek, the clanspeak, better than Anna's own father. 2018, James Wolanyk, Scribes:
    • National Geographic: The hidden world of whale culture https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/the-hidden-world-of-whale-culture-feature CLANSPEAK Members of a sperm whale family near the Caribbean island of Dominica are part of a clan that's culturally distinct from others. Each clan communicates in its own dialect of click patterns, like Morse code.