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Dialect comparison

Cajun English vs Chicano English

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

Cajun English

The English of the Cajun communities of southern Louisiana, descended from generations of French-English bilingualism. Distinguished by intonation, vowel realisations, and lexical borrowings from Cajun French.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
30.22°, -92.02°
Chicano English

Mexican-American English

A native English variety spoken in Mexican-American communities of the US Southwest, particularly Los Angeles. Despite its name, most speakers are monolingual English speakers.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
34.05°, -118.24°

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