Avastavad
Avastavad is a fictional linguistic concept used in speculative linguistics and science fiction to describe a mode of language change in which speakers actively create and adopt hybrid lexemes that blend morphemes from multiple languages. The term is used to examine how multilingual communities negotiate lexical innovation and cross-cultural communication.
The word is a neologism coined for illustrative purposes; it does not arise from a single historical
Concept and characteristics: Avastavad typically involves four features: hybrid word formation that draws from several sources;
In popular culture and scholarship: The concept appears in speculative novels, worldbuilding guides, and linguistic essays
See also: contact linguistics, creole, macaronic language, language borrowing.