dialect in Tagalog

Tagalog words for dialect

particular variety of a language

wikain, diyalekto

English meaning of dialect

1. noun A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).
2. noun A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
3. noun Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.
4. noun A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region.

Full definition of dialect

dialect in a sentence

• Home computers in the 1980s had many incompatible dialects of BASIC.

Synonyms of dialect

• patois
• vernacular

dialect in other languages

• dialect in Hindi
• dialect in Tamil
• dialect in Marathi
• dialect in Urdu
• dialect in Bengali
• dialect in Telugu
• dialect in Malayalam
• dialect in Kannada
• dialect in Punjabi
• dialect in Gujarati
• dialect in Odia
• dialect in Sanskrit
• dialect in Sinhala
• dialect in Assamese
• dialect in Nepali
• dialect in Pashto
• dialect in Arabic
• dialect in Malay
• dialect in Indonesian
• dialect in Thai
• dialect in Vietnamese
• dialect in Myanmar

Questions about dialect in Tagalog

What is the meaning of dialect in Tagalog?

Dialect in Tagalog is wikain, diyalekto.

Ano ang dialect sa Tagalog?

Dialect: wikain, diyalekto.

What does dialect mean in English?

Dialect means a lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).