Dialect comparison

Appalachian English vs Hawaiian Pidgin

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

Appalachian English

The English of the Appalachian mountains across West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and western North Carolina. Preserves several archaic Scotch-Irish features lost in other US varieties.

Approximate centre
38.35°, -81.63°
Hawaiian Pidgin

Hawaii Creole English · Pidgin

An English-based creole that emerged on the plantations of Hawaiʻi in the late 19th century. Now native to a substantial share of the Hawaiʻi-born population, with influences from Hawaiian, Portuguese, Cantonese, and Japanese.

Approximate centre
21.31°, -157.86°

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