dialect

Example Sentences

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All the enlightened reformers in Europe were desperately trying to eliminate the peasant peculiarities and plebeian dialects that divided the peoples of their nations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nǀuu is part of the Tuu language family originally spoken in South Africa and Botswana, many dialects of which are already extinct, said Pan South African Language Board representative Bradley van Sitters.

From Barron's

Because she had grown up speaking French, Arabic, and her parents' Sicilian dialect, her accent was seen as unacceptable, and her voice was dubbed by other Italian actors.

From BBC

He was a cultural icon in Assam, singing in more than 40 languages and dialects in a career spanning 33 years.

From BBC

Each carried its own dialect, each one another lesson.

From Salon