役割語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
やく
Grade: 3
わ(り)
Grade: 6

Grade: 2
kun'yomi on'yomi

Etymology

From 役割(やくわり) (yakuwari) + () (go). Coined by Satoshi Kinsui.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ja̠kɯ̟β̞a̠ɾʲiɡo̞]

Noun

(やく)(わり)() • (yakuwarigo

  1. (linguistics) "role language": unique language usage serving as a marker of social identity in fictional speech