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The very Greek word which is “ Dialect “ is the Greek word “ dialektos “ διάλεκτος - dialektos / dee-al'-ek-tos.
Meaning, A discourse, that is, “Dialect”: - A Language or a Tongue.
And the Bible proves in transparency and clarity the way that this word is used in the manuscripts.
Let's take a look at -- Act 2:6.
Act 2:6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own DIALECT - διάλεκτος - dialektos / / - Language.
7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
8 And how hear we every man in our own διάλεκτος - dialektos / language, wherein we were born?
Verse 9 - here, tells us exactly what the Hebrew speaking authors were DEFINING as the very meaning of the word
=- διάλεκτος - dialektos / dialect.
Verse 9 The dialects were the Languages of Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, Libya, Cyrene, Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians -- LANGUAGES
We do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
the Greek word DIALECT - διάλεκτος - dialektos - is intended to understand that these were totally and completely entirely different Languages, Regions, Countries Nationalities and Races and certainly many different Writing Languages and Literatures.
Here in the scriptures the meaning and usage of this very Greek word dialect - διάλεκτος - dialektos --- shows the regional differences of the surrounding NATIONAL LANGUAGES and Literatures -
of different Nationalities and dialect languages were a peoples ranging from over a 1,500 + mile radius. Area.
The manuscripts show that any Two dialect - διάλεκτος - dialektos are different Literatures, Languages, Races, Ethnic groups and completely different Governments and Countries - where speakers cannot understand each other are considered DIFFERENT languages, in the manuscripts.