The French of the Maritime provinces, especially New Brunswick. Preserves several 17th-century features lost in both Quebec and Metropolitan French.
- Approximate centre
- 46.09°, -64.78°
Dialect comparison
Acadian French vs Belgian French
Compare two dialects of French side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Français de Belgique
The French of Wallonia and Brussels. Maintains a number of vocabulary and number forms (septante, nonante) that the Paris standard has dropped.
- Approximate centre
- 50.85°, 4.35°
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