Asiental
adj.— «The people in front of us had some very urgent business that needed immediate attention, and this business had to be discussed in Asiental as loud as possible. The only English I heard was “Call me back in five minutes—the movie is starting.”» —“#00003—metrobution” by Josh Berthume (beltane) iamsadred.com Oct. 19, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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