indigenisme
Catalan
Etymology
From indígena + -isme.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /in.di.ʒəˈniz.mə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /in.di.d͡ʒeˈniz.me/
Noun
indigenisme m (plural indigenismes)
- (linguistics) A word or expression from an indigenous language which has been borrowed into the language of a colonising population.
- indigenismo (a cultural and political movement in Latin America which centres the experience of indigenous peoples)
Related terms
- indigenista
Further reading
- “indigenisme” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.