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The phrase "a dialect of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific form of a language that is particular to a certain region or group of people.
Example: "Spanish is a dialect of the broader Romance language family, which includes languages like French and Italian."
Alternatives: "a variant of" or "a form of".
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(Dari is a dialect of Persian).
Moreover, the inadan have a dialect of their own, Tenet.
A dialect of Persian known as Dari is recognized, moreover, as a second language in Afghanistan.
Members of the largest indigenous minority speak a dialect of Malay.
Castilian dialect, Spanish Castellano, a dialect of the Spanish language, the basis of modern standard Spanish.
"My secondary tongue is standard English, a dialect of the seat of power, London".
Most of the Cocos Malays speak a dialect of Malay and are Muslim.
The Purí language is a dialect of Coroado, of the Macro-Ge linguistic group.
Arabic is the official language, and most natives speak a dialect of Tunisian Arabic.
Pahlavi is a standard spoken and written form descended from a dialect of Parthian.
Greek Cypriots speak a dialect of Greek and maintain a somewhat ambivalent attitude about mainland Greeks.
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