dialect
n. 方言,土话; 〈语〉语支
A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area.
In the fifties, many Italians spoke only local dialect...
在 20 世纪 50 年代,许多意大利人只会说当地方言。
They began to speak rapidly in dialect.
他们开始叽里呱啦地说起地方话来。
1. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people;
language, speech, tongue, dialect, idiom, slang
这些名词均含"语言"之意。
Though he belongs to the Miao ethnic group, he can no longer understand the Miao dialect.
他虽然是个苗族人, 但是已经听不懂苗语了.
We also can't understand your dialect, find a southerner to shout to us.
我们也 听 不懂你们的口音.请找个南方人给我们喊话吧.
Some one who speaks in a Beijing dialect wants you on the phone.
有个说北京话的人要你接电话。
Its materials and Methods: Were for reference to Chinese history and modern Chinese dialect study.
其材料及方法可供汉语史和现代汉语方言研究参考.
An ethnic language variety is a social dialect of a language, often cutting across regional differences.
一个少数民族的语言变体是一种语言的社会方言, 它经常存在于不同的地域差别之间.