puolikielinen

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Etymology

puoli +‎ kieli +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuo̯liˌkie̯linen/,
  • Rhymes: -ielinen
  • Hyphenation(key): puoli‧kieli‧nen

Adjective

puolikielinen

  1. semilingual; bilingual but not knowing either language, even their native language, well

Declension

Possessive forms of puolikielinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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