lingua franca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.

name

Sabir, the Italian-based pidgin that served as a common language of Mediterranean trade around the 11th-19th centuries.

/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfɹæŋ.kə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-lingua franca.wav

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Borrowed from Italian lingua franca (literally “Frankish language”).

koine link language trade language vehicular language Mediterranean Lingua Franca

Mediterranean Lingua Franca

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