regionalect

English

Etymology

Blend of region +‎ dialect

Noun

regionalect (plural regionalects)

1. A dialect spoken in a particular geographical region.
   • 2005, J. Makeham, Cultural, Ethnic, and Political Nationalism in Contemporary Taiwan: Bentuhua, page 92:

     Although the government regulated against speaking Taiwanese regionalects in school, it was much more lenient before 1970, at least in the degree of strictness in enforcing regulations against the offenders.

Synonyms

• regiolect
• geolect
• topolect

Anagrams

• lignocerate, teleorganic