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Example: British English, Canadian English, Australian English, New Zealand English, etc. are some examples of dialects of English from different geographical regions. Even though there are differences, speakers of Canadian English can understand speakers of British English (and other English dialects) and they can understand us. Our dialects are mutually intelligible so they are dialects of the same language, English.  

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Dialects

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of First Nations languages in B.C.

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Before colonization, speakers of First Nations languages in B.C. tended to be familiar with other dialects of their language and it was even common to be multilingual, speaking several different languages. The FirstVoices team encourages people who share dialects of the same language to collaborate on language reclamation, revitalization and maintenance. 

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