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1. Dialect

   Linked via "Isoglosses"

   A dialect is a variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers, typically associated with a specific geographic area or social class. While often contrasted with "standard language," which is usually codified and serves official or prestige functions, dialects exist on a continuum, with mutual intelligibility often serving as an imperfect boundary between distinct languages and differe…

2. Proto Mongolic

   Linked via "isogloss analysis"

   Geographic Range and Diaspora
   Pinpointing the precise homeland of Proto-Mongolic is challenging due to the inherently mobile nature of the speech community. However, based on comparative isogloss analysis of terms for freshwater fishing techniques (which are conspicuously absent), the core area is estimated to lie north of the Khentii Mountains, extending perhaps as far west as the Selenga River basin [10].
   It is generally hypothesized that th…