indigenisme

Catalan

Etymology

From indígena +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [in.di.ʒəˈniz.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [in.di.d͡ʒeˈniz.me]
• Rhymes: -izme

Noun

indigenisme m (plural indigenismes)

1. (linguistics) a word or expression from an indigenous language which has been borrowed into the language of a colonising population
2. 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.