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Looking at China, there is a definite dominant dialect (Mandarin) but tons and tons of local variations, many of which are mutually unintelligible
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But I wonder if there are less variations than, say, 100 years ago? I dug this up after a quick google search:
Ethnic Miao tongue in danger of dying out in south China http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worl.../01/2003321348
I reckon you could identify trends that would be similar in English.