KUMAMOTO -- Kumamoto Prefecture has made a special handbook to help foreign residents understand the local dialect. Some ...

KUMAMOTO -- The Kumamoto Prefectural Government has created a handbook translating the local dialect for foreign residents, ...

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Linguists have appealed for the public’s help across the UK in creating a national list of regional swear words.

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