Dialect comparison

Aboriginal Australian English vs General American

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

Aboriginal Australian English

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°
General American

Standard American English

The broad accent associated with national US broadcasting and most of the inland north and west. A reference point rather than a single regional variety.

Approximate centre
41.88°, -87.63°

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