Mediterranean Lingua Franca
See also: Mediterranean lingua franca
English
Alternative forms
- Mediterranean lingua franca
Etymology
From the addition of Mediterranean to distinguish the particular sense of Lingua Franca from generic uses of the term.
Proper noun
Mediterranean Lingua Franca
- (historical) Sabir, the pidgin Italian-based lingua franca spoken along the Mediterranean to facilitate trade from the 11th to the 19th centuries.[1][2]
- 2008, Jean-Benoit Nadeau & al., The Story of French, 34
- The Mediterranean lingua franca never evolved into anyone's mother tongue, which is why there are very few written traces of it.
- 2008, Jean-Benoit Nadeau & al., The Story of French, 34
Usage notes
Typically preceded by "the".
Synonyms
- Sabir
- Lingua Franca
References
- “Lingua franca del Mediterraneo or sabir (in Italian), article of Francesco Bruni”, in (please provide the title of the work), accessed 20 August 2013, archived from the original on 2009-03-28
- “Archived copy”, in (please provide the title of the work), accessed 20 August 2013, archived from the original on 2012-03-25