AAE
A distinct Australian English variety used widely across Aboriginal communities. Shows substrate influence from many Aboriginal languages and forms a continuum with Kriol in northern Australia.
- Approximate centre
- -12.46°, 130.84°
Dialect comparison
Aboriginal Australian English vs Australian English
Compare two dialects of English side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
General Australian
The mainstream variety of Australian English, used by the majority of speakers nationally. The General Australian sociolect, sitting between Broad and Cultivated extremes.
- Approximate centre
- -33.87°, 151.21°
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