Dialect comparison

Canadian English vs Hawaiian Pidgin

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

Canadian English

The English of English-speaking Canada. Closer to General American than to British English in most features, but with its own vocabulary and the well-known Canadian raising.

Approximate centre
43.65°, -79.38°
Hawaiian Pidgin

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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