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Dialect comparison

Cajun English vs General American

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°
General American

Standard American English

The broad accent associated with national US broadcasting and most of the inland north and west. A reference point rather than a single regional variety.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
41.88°, -87.63°

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