exolingual

English

Etymology

From exo- +‎ lingual.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl

Adjective

exolingual (not comparable)

1. (linguistics) Pertaining to a series of utterances between two people who do not speak the same language.
   • 2007, Konstanze Jungbluth, Identities in Migration Contexts, page 53:

     Studies of interaction in contact situations have often concentrated on so-called "exolingual" conversations between natives and non-natives.

Translations

pertaining to a series of utterances between two people who do not speak the same language

• French: exolingue (fr)