local language是方言吗

local language是方言吗

不是方言,意思是当地语言,方言是dialect ,例如

The islanders' local language is still classed by UNESCO as critically endangered because only 1,000 people speak it.当地岛民的语言仍然被联合国教科文组织列为极度濒危语言,因为只有1000人说这种语言。

The extended family, the clan, the language or dialect group are all important.

在这方面,大家庭、家族、语言或方言群体都很重要。