Dialect comparison

African American Vernacular English vs Geordie

Compare two dialects of English side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

African American Vernacular English

AAVE · Black English · Ebonics

A widespread English variety with a coherent grammatical system, including aspectual habitual "be" and the zero copula. Spoken across the African American community throughout the United States.

Approximate centre
42.33°, -83.05°
Geordie

Tyneside English

The dialect of Newcastle and the Tyneside region. Retains a number of Old English and Norse-derived features lost elsewhere in England.

Approximate centre
54.98°, -1.61°

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