🔤 Patois ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
ilaqai boli, ghair rasmi zaban, maqami lehja
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ENGLISH
📚noun
patois
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /ˈpætwɑː/
Phonetic: /pat wah/
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DEFINITION
a regional nonstandard dialect or language variety associated with a particular community
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
The grandparents spoke patois at home with their youngest grandchildren.
His novel uses patois to create an authentic local voice.
Linguists recorded the patois before younger speakers stopped using it.
The film included patois alongside standard language subtitles for audiences.
Patois reflects community history culture identity and shared experience deeply.
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SYNONYMS
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ANTONYMS
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