regional language
Area's native speech
A regional language is a language spoken in a particular geographic area within a larger political entity, distinct from the country's official or dominant language.
Catalan in Spain, Welsh in the United Kingdom, and Quebecois French in Canada are regional languages.
The term often carries political significance, as governments may grant regional languages official status, protect them through legislation, or suppress them in favor of national unity.
- dialectRegional language variety
- local dialectRegion-specific speech variety
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- native speakerOne who grew up speaking it
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
bilingualism · diglossia · endangered languages · heritage · cultural heritage · border regions · minority rights · pidgin · creole · indigenous knowledge · code-switching · homeland · old country · folklore · province · identity · ancestral · preservation
- Indian cultureHinduism, Diwali, sari, Holi, saree
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- language termsgrammar, word, vocabulary, syntax, synonym
- lingua francaslingua franca, English, French, Spanish, Arabic
- language policyofficial languages, bilingual education, immersion programs, English-only, citizenship tests
regional languagenational language
State-designated speech system
official language · standard language · dominant language · lingua franca · classical language
regional languageglobal language
Widely spoken cross-border tongue
world language · lingua franca · universal language · auxiliary language