Mobilian

noun

Mo·​bil·​ian

mōˈbēlēən,

-lyən

plural -s

1

[Mobile, Alabama + English -ian] : a native or resident of Mobile, Alabama

2

: a pidgin language based on Choctaw and formerly a lingua franca in the southeastern U.S.

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