Mergant dialect

A mergant dialect is where two languages collide to form another language. Normally one language is dominant, with heavy overflavours from the minor language.

Examples

• Hiberno English (Ireland)
• Ulster Scots (Ireland)
• Srbski Romske (Serbia, former Yugoslavia)
• Galician language (Spain)
• Yola (Ireland - extinct)

See also

• Creole language

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