"Taal" meaning in Low German

See Taal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Talen [plural], taal [alternative, Drents, Twents, Veluws], tael [alternative, Drents, Stellingwerfs], taol [alternative], toal [alternative, Gronings]
Etymology: From Middle Low German tāle, from Old Saxon tala, from Proto-West Germanic *talu. Cognate with Dutch taal. Etymology templates: {{dercat|nds|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|nds|gml|tāle}} Middle Low German tāle, {{inh|nds|osx|tala}} Old Saxon tala, {{inh|nds|gmw-pro|*talu}} Proto-West Germanic *talu, {{cog|nl|taal}} Dutch taal Head templates: {{nds-noun|f|Talen}} Taal f (plural Talen)
  1. (in some dialects, including East Frisian and Oldenburgisch) language Tags: dialectal, feminine
    Sense id: en-Taal-nds-noun-pO8wS6Qq Categories (other): East Frisian Low German, Low German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 84 4 7 4
  2. dialect Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Taal-nds-noun-82BtDPsI
  3. account, tale Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Taal-nds-noun-Y9Gn-R-k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Tahl
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Talen [plural]
Etymology: From German Tal. Etymology templates: {{bor|nds|de|Tal}} German Tal Head templates: {{nds-noun|n|Talen}} Taal n (plural Talen)
  1. valley, dale Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-Taal-nds-noun-8pGNfVJP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Drents",
        "Twents",
        "Veluws"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Drents",
        "Stellingwerfs"
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    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Drents",
        "Twents",
        "Veluws"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Drents",
        "Stellingwerfs"
      ]
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