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.
- Approximate centre
- 30.22°, -92.02°
Dialect comparison
Cajun English vs Hawaiian Pidgin
Compare two dialects of English side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
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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