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-= {{PAGENAME}} =
-== Overview ==
-* '''Language family:''' (e.g., Austronesian → Malayo-Polynesian → [Parent language])
-* '''Region:''' (where it is spoken: provinces, islands, towns)
-* '''Number of speakers:''' (approximate)
-* '''Status:''' (e.g., widely spoken, endangered, shifting to another language)
-* '''Alternate names/spellings:''' (if any)
-== Phonology ==
-=== Consonants ===
-(Provide consonant inventory in table form if possible.)
-=== Vowels ===
-(Provide vowel inventory.)
-=== Notable Features ===
-* (Unique sounds, tone, stress, vowel harmony, etc.)
-== Grammar ==
-* '''Word order:''' (e.g., Subject–Verb–Object, Verb–Subject–Object)
-* '''Pronouns:''' (list with examples)
-* '''Verb system:''' (tense, aspect, mood, affixes)
-* '''Noun structure:''' (plurals, possessives, cases)
-* '''Other features:''' (e.g., reduplication, evidentials)
-== Vocabulary ==
-=== Core Words ===
-{| class="wikitable"
-! English !! {{PAGENAME}}
-|-
-| Water || ...
-|-
-| Sun || ...
-|-
-| Mother || ...
-|-
-| House || ...
-|}
-=== Numbers ===
-= …
-= …
-= …
-= …
-= …
-== Sample Text ==
-=== Example Sentence ===
-* {{PAGENAME}}: ''(Insert example sentence here)''
-* Translation: ''(Provide English or national language translation)''
-=== Longer Text ===
-(Insert folk tale, poem, or dialogue if available.)
-== Related Dialects ==
-* [[Related Dialect 1]]
-* [[Related Dialect 2]]
-* [[Parent Language]]
-== References ==
-* (Books, articles, dictionaries, or online resources)
-* (Add {{Cite web}} or {{Cite book}} templates if available on your wiki)
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-''This article about a dialect of [[Your Country]] is a stub. You can help expand it by contributing.''