clanspeak
noun/ˈklæn.spiːk/
Etymology From clan + -speak.
- Carl understood clanspeak, of course, but only someone with two independent sets of vocal chords could speak it fluently.2010, Edward M. Lerner, InterstellarNet: New Order:
- He spoke the grymjek, the clanspeak, better than Anna's own father.2018, James Wolanyk, Scribes:
1 more example
- National Geographic: The hidden world of whale culture https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/the-hidden-world-of-whale-culture-feature CLANSPEAK Members of a sperm whale family near the Caribbean island of Dominica are part of a clan that's culturally distinct from others. Each clan communicates in its own dialect of click patterns, like Morse code.