Tag: Dialects

In India there are 52,83,47,193 native Hindi speakers, which includes those who speak different forms and dialects of Hindi like Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Bundelkhandi, Khari Boli, Magadhi, Marwari, amongst others[1]. Since the census recorded in 1971, the percentage of Hindi speakers in India has gone up f...

This is a phrase I frequently use with my elders during Chinese New Year. It literally means, “I can understand, but I can’t speak,” — a phrase I often use to describe my Cantonese proficiency, or rather, lack thereof. Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew — are just so...

With over 400 million native speakers worldwide, Spanish is a richly diverse language encompassing numerous dialects and regional varieties. From European Spanish to the Spanish of Latin America, language learners must navigate key differences in vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar. Unde...