Minjiang, vis-a-vis Sichuanese (7)

I believe the answer is:

dialect

(Other definitions for dialect that I've seen before include "Local form of language" , "Vernacular" , "Regional version of a language" , "type of language" , "Local language variation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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