Definition of endoglossic in English:
endoglossic
adjective
Linguistics Denoting or relating to an indigenous language that is used as the first or official language in a country or community. Compare with exoglossic.
Example sentences
- The recommendation here is that indigenous communities begin now to develop endoglossic policies that will reinforce past efforts in bilingual education.
- Shona and Ndebele, the two dominant endoglossic languages have been accorded the status of national languages.
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