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Borain is an oil language spoken in the Belgian region of Borinage.

Geographic distribution
The Borain sprachraum does not exactly correspond to the geographical boundaries of Borinage. Of the 18 localities that constitute it, only 9 of them can be considered as belonging to the same dialectal group: Cuesmes, Flénu, Jemappes, Pâturages, Quaregnon, Warquignies, Wasmes and Wasmuël. Also, Borain is absolutely uniform in only 3 villages: Pâturages, Wasmes and Quaregnon. In the last century, particularisms made possible to identify the speaker's place of origin.

Three Boran dialectal groups can be distinguished. The differences between these groups can be highlighted by observing the conjugation of the verb canté (to sing), in the imperfect indicative and conditional present tenses.

A first group, located in the northern part of Borinage which includes: Flénu, Jemappes, Pâturages, Quaregnon, Saint-Ghislain, Warquignies, Wasmes and Wasmuël :

Differences must be observed within this first group and three subgroups must be distinguished:


 * 1) first subgroup : Flénu and Jemappes.
 * 2) second subgroup : Quaregnon and Wasmuël.
 * 3) third subgroup : Wasmes, Warquignies and Pâturages.

A second group, in the east: Cuesmes, Eugies, Frameries and La Bouverie. And a third group, in the west: Boussu, Dour, Élouges and Hornu, in which two subgroups can be distinguished:


 * 1) first subgroup : Boussu and Hornu.
 * 2) second subgroup : Élouges and Dour.

The final "s" are generally silent.