Lancashire dialect

Lancashire dialect
Lancashire dialect
Native to	England
Region	Lancashire
Ethnicity	English
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic North Sea Germanic Anglo-Frisian Anglic English Lancashire dialect; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Old English Middle English (West Midlands and Northern dialects dependant on area) ;
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

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.

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