Editing Alor Setar (section)

===Languages===
[[File:Wesak Day at Alor Setar (17149100543).jpg|thumb|The temple gate of Wat Nikrodharam during the [[Vesak|Wesak Day]] celebration, the entrance is written in [[Thai script]]. The [[Buddhism in Malaysia|Buddhist community]] in the city are mainly of [[Malaysian Chinese|Chinese]] and [[Malaysian Siamese|Siamese]] descent. ]]
{{See also|Kedah Malay}}
The dominant Malay dialect spoken is the [[Kedah Malay|Kedah-Northern Malay dialect]] and functioned as the [[lingua franca]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Perbezaan Loghat Kedah Mengikut Kawasan|url=https://www.thepatriots.asia/perbezaan-loghat-kedah-mengikut-kawasan/|website= Patriots|date=23 November 2018 }}</ref>  However, standard [[Malay language|Malay]] (sometimes Johor-Riau Malay dialect), [[English language|English]] and [[Manglish]] (the latter being a localised vernacular version of English) are still widely understood in the city.

The [[Han Chinese]], the second largest community in Alor Setar are primarily [[Penang Hokkien|Hokkien]]-speaking. However, significant [[Mandarin language|Mandarin]] and [[Malaysian Cantonese|Cantonese]] are also well known amongst the local Chinese.<ref>{{cite web |title= Alor Setar – A city that's often overlooked |url=https://tunjukjalan.his.com.my/what-to-do-in-alor-setar-by-a-local/|website= tunjukjalan.his.com.my}}</ref> Additionally, there are also pockets of [[Hakka]], [[Teochew dialect|Teochew]] and other Chinese dialects.

Other languages spoken in Alor Setar includes [[Tamil language|Tamil]], among the Alor Setar Indian population and [[Southern Thai language|Southern Thai]] by the [[Malaysian Siamese|Kedah-Siamese]] community.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}