satellect means A creole that exists within a culture where one of the parent languages remains the dominant local language.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, satellect ranks #7,136 of 20,702 for Qualifying.
Etymology
Blend of satellite + lect.
noun
- A creole that exists within a culture where one of the parent languages remains the dominant local language.“There is reason to suspect that since this over-generalization is done by one satellect (i.e., HC), it must be a fundamental phenomenon of all satellects.”