Sinhala Dictionary definitions for dialect
dialect 🔊 /dajˈʌlɛˌkt/
dialect : උපභාෂාව
dialect : දේශීය භාෂාව
dialect definition
Noun.
- Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech.
- The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned.