diyalekto
diyalékto with stress marks
dialect
Usage Note
Diyalekto is borrowed from Spanish dialecto and refers to a regional variety of a language, used in the Philippines to describe the many regional languages spoken across the archipelago. Linguists note that what Filipinos commonly call diyalekto are often distinct languages rather than dialects of a single language, though the everyday usage persists.
Examples
" Iba ang diyalekto dito. "
Natural Translation
The dialect here is different.
Literal Translation
Different the dialect here.
" Ano ang diyalekto sa lugar na ito? "
Natural Translation
What is the dialect in this place?
Literal Translation
What the dialect in place that this?
" Bagaman magkalapit ang dalawang bayan, magkaiba ang kanilang diyalekto kaya minsan nahihirapan silang magkaintindihan. "
Natural Translation
Although the two towns are near each other, their dialects differ, so sometimes they have trouble understanding one another.
Literal Translation
Although near the two towns, different the their dialect so sometimes have-difficulty they understand-each-other.
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