Vernacular (disambiguation)

A vernacular is the common speech variety of a specific population, as opposed to the national standardised language. Vernacular may also refer to:

• Vernacular architecture, a category of architecture based on local needs and construction materials, and reflecting local tradition
• Vernacular culture, cultural forms made and organised by ordinary, often indigenous people
• Vernacular dance, dance styles that evolved outside of dance studios
• Vernacular geography, the sense of place that is revealed in ordinary people's language
• Vernacular literature, literature written in the vernacular — the speech of the "common people"