A noun covering both the content and the manner of speech. Derived from λαλέω ('to speak'), λαλιά can mean 'speech' in general, a particular 'dialect' or accent that betrays one's regional identity, or the substance of what someone says. Peter's Galilean λαλιά gives him away in the high priest's courtyard (Matt 26:73; Mark 14:70)—his accent is unmistakable. In John's Gospel, Jesus distinguishes between his λαλιά (manner of speaking) and his λόγος (word/message), suggesting the hearers cannot even process his speech, let alone grasp his teaching (John 8:43). Spanish habla and German Rede both preserve this dual sense of speech-as-utterance and speech-as-dialect.