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Obscure Tongues and Curious Expressions
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  • 1. Language spoken in Polynesia
  • 2. Area with distinctive dialectal features
  • 4. Dialect word meaning a careless or untidy person
  • 6. Ancient Celtic inhabitant of Britain
  • 7. Term in some dialects meaning ‘child’ or ‘baby’
  • 8. Informal and sometimes considered nonstandard language style
  • 9. Short for Swahili, a Bantu language spoken in East Africa
  • 11. Celtic language native to Scotland and Ireland
  • 12. Form of a language specific to a region or group
  • 17. Specialized slang used by particular groups
  • 18. Phrase with a figurative meaning different from its literal one
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  • 3. Rare dialect word meaning 'flower'
  • 5. Relating to the ancient Celts of France
  • 10. Specialized language used by a particular profession
  • 13. A dialectal term meaning ‘to turn aside’ or ‘distort’
  • 14. Bantu language spoken in Uganda
  • 15. 1960s slang expressing excitement or joy
  • 16. Regional dialect differing from the standard language
  • 19. Letter in Semitic alphabets influencing pronunciation
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