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==Dialect Classification== | ==Dialect Classification== | ||
Alska has six primary dialects. Four of these form a continuum across the main island of Alsland | Alska has six primary dialects. Four of these form a continuum across the main island of Alsland; the fifth and sixth dialects are not related to each other, but are easily recognizable as Alska. | ||
On Alsland Proper, there are four dialect regions: East, West, North, and South. Southern Alslandic is the standard, and Northern Alslandic is the farthest from it. The two colonial dialects are even further, but are not spoken on the main island. These regions in turn have their own dialects, but they are far too small to be recognized by non-speakers as such. | On Alsland Proper, there are four dialect regions: East, West, North, and South. Southern Alslandic is the standard, and Northern Alslandic is the farthest from it. The two colonial dialects are even further, but are not spoken on the main island. These regions in turn have their own dialects, but they are far too small to be recognized by non-speakers as such. |