Equilingual

Quick meaning: Equilingual is an adjective meaning (linguistics) Able to speak two or more languages at the same level of proficiency.

Meaning

(linguistics) Able to speak two or more languages at the same level of proficiency.

More Meanings

1. (linguistics) A person who is equilingual.

Example Sentences

Unilinguals and bilinguals other than equilinguals mostly consume mass media products in the language they know best.

If the equilingual speaks language A or B, the monolingual speakers of that language would recognize that the individual is a speaker of another language.

An equilingual (von Raffler-Engel, 1961), on the other hand, is either ambilingual if both languages are equally native-like or semilingual (Skutnabb-Kangas, 1980) if both are mastered equally poorly.

Word Forms

• equilinguals

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bilingual, sesquilingual, ambilingual, trilingual, polylingual, multilingual.

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