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Map of Britain showing the distribution of Old English dialects, with regions labeled as Northumbrian, Mercian, West Saxon, and Kentish in green, and neighboring Celtic-speaking areas of Strathclyde, North Wales, and West Wales in orange. Red lines indicate language boundaries and gray lines mark dialect boundaries, with key towns and historical landmarks such as Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall also shown.
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Map of Britain showing the distribution of Old English dialects, with regions labeled as Northumbrian, Mercian, West Saxon, and Kentish in green, and neighboring Celtic-speaking areas of Strathclyde, North Wales, and West Wales in orange. Red lines indicate language boundaries and gray lines mark dialect boundaries, with key towns and historical landmarks such as Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall also shown.
Old English dialects: distribution The distribution of Old English dialects.

Kentish refers to the dialect of Old English spoken in the historical kingdom of Kent in southeastern England. This region was one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England and is noted for being the site of the first Anglo-Saxon settlers' landing. The dialect is distinct, and specific words or phrases unique to it are termed Kenticisms. The kingdom of Kent was historically significant, receiving the first Roman mission to the Anglo-Saxons and developing unique social and administrative customs.123

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