Dialect comparison

Australian English vs Indian English

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

Australian English

General Australian

The mainstream variety of Australian English, used by the majority of speakers nationally. The General Australian sociolect, sitting between Broad and Cultivated extremes.

Approximate centre
-33.87°, 151.21°
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.

Approximate centre
28.61°, 77.21°

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