topolect


top·o·lect

T0273250 (tŏp′ə-lĕkt′)n. The language or speech of a particular place, such as a country, region, village, or valley, especially:a. Any of the Sinitic languages, such as Mandarin or Cantonese.b. Any of the regional and local varieties of one of the Sinitic languages, such one of the dialects of Mandarin.
[topo- + (dia)lect (translation of Chinese (Mandarin) fāngyán, regional speech : fāng, place + yán, language).]
top′o·lec′tal adj.