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Dialect comparison

Appalachian English vs Indian English

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.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
38.35°, -81.63°
Indian English

The pluricentric variety of English used across India. Shaped by long contact with Hindi and other Indian languages, with its own pronunciation, grammar, and lexical norms.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
28.61°, 77.21°

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