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Dialect (LI6_1)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

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Name

dialect

Attribute

LI6 Linguistic Entity Scope

Definition

A language variant specific to a geographical region or a group of language users.

Description

Spoken language variants are sometimes termed 'dialects'. Spoken language variant components (also known as 'sub-dialects') are sub-variants that differ mainly in pronunciation and characteristic local words.

Accepted

2016-06-08

Defined by

NFDD

Allowed for

• HC100 Linguistic Entity

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.