noun
- plural of koine; common or standard forms of language used for communication between speakers of different dialects
Usage: linguistics
Examples
- The koines of ancient Greece allowed trade between different city-states.
- Modern koines develop naturally in multilingual regions.
- Scholars study how koines emerge from contact between dialects.
- These koines served as bridges between diverse communities.
- The formation of koines is a common linguistic phenomenon.
- Historical koines often became the basis for literary languages.