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 Metropolitan French
Compare two dialects of French side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Parisian French · Standard French
The Paris-area standard of European French. Carried nationally by education and broadcasting; the reference point for most French taught abroad.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 48.86°, 2.35°
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