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 Newfoundland English
Compare two dialects of English side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Newfie English
The most distinctive variety of Canadian English, descended from 17th- and 18th-century West Country and Hiberno-English settlers. Strongly divergent from mainland Canadian English in vowels and grammar.
- Approximate centre
- 47.56°, -52.71°
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