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dialectal

[dahy-uh-lek-tl] / ˌdaɪ əˈlɛk tl /


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This is a challenge, given the enormous dialectal diversity of colloquial Arabic.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2015

Why Disney decided to abandon dialectal Arabic for “Frozen” is perplexing, and the reaction has been mixed.

From The New Yorker • May 30, 2014

What is missing is a constituency for cultural production in dialectal Arabic.

From The New Yorker • May 30, 2014

Her prep work also includes researching dialectal signs to ensure accuracy and authenticity.

From Slate • Jun. 21, 2013

The modern child-r-en, breth-r-en, are really double plurals; Northern employed the more original forms childer and brether, both of which, and especially the former, are still in dialectal use.

From English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)