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dialect

[dahy-uh-lekt] / ˈdaɪ əˌlɛkt /


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Many deaf children in Kenya learn a patchwork of makeshift signs, and the local dialect lacks many technical terms used to teach subjects like maths and biology.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

María’s narration is marked by Colombian slang and the rhythms of its dialect, but it is also mixed with references to Hitchcock films and theories about Rolling Stone Brian Jones’s 1969 death.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

And then there are just simply words in the American dialect that can take me down, like “murderer” or “world,” sometimes “girl” is tricky.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

He admitted in 2024 that his grasp on the dialect was “horrible.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

The Volantene dialect was as new to him as it was to Tyrion, so every day they learned a few more words whilst Haldon corrected their mistakes.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The Prespa lakes region is home to herding peoples, the Vlachs and Sarakatsani, who seem to be vanishing, taking their dialects with them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“I don’t speak their dialects, but I speak Taiwanese.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Five episodes were released in Yolngu Matha, a collection of dialects from north-east Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

It's not just the dialects that are disappearing, but also the traditions that came with them.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

“Mother,” they called to her, in the dialects of Astapor, Lys, and Old Volantis, in guttural Dothraki and the liquid syllables of Qarth, even in the Common Tongue ofWesterns.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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