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Lancashire dialect | |
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Native to | England |
Region | Lancashire |
Ethnicity | English |
Indo-European
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Early forms | Old English
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Dialects | Different varieties within the dialects, traditionally divided between the South Lancashire dialect (part of the Northwest Midlands group) on the one hand, and the North Lancashire dialect (of the Northern group) on the other. |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | lanc1236 |
IETF | en-u-sd-gblan |
![]() Lancashire within England, showing ancient extent | |
Coordinates: 53°48′0″N 2°36′0″W / 53.80000°N 2.60000°W | |
The Lancashire dialect (or colloquially, Lanky) refers to the Northern English vernacular speech of the English county of Lancashire. The region is notable for its tradition of poetry written in the dialect.