dialects
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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
At the time the Speak Mandarin Campaign was launched, nearly 70% of Singaporeans spoke one of several Chinese dialects at home.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Still, young Singaporeans have shown growing interest in connecting with their heritage, from learning the dwindling dialects of their grandparents to taking lessons and organising trips to ancestral hometowns in China.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
They never answered when she spoke to them, as if they did not understand Spanish, and when they spoke among themselves they always whispered or used one of the mountain dialects.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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