Irish English
The English of Ireland, shaped by long contact with Irish Gaelic. Distinctive grammar, intonation, and vocabulary set it apart from British and American varieties.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 53.35°, -6.26°
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Hiberno-English vs Newfoundland English
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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.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 47.56°, -52.71°
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DialectHiberno-EnglishThe English of Ireland, shaped by long contact with Irish Gaelic. Distinctive grammar, intonation, and vocabulary set it apart from British and American varieties.DialectNewfoundland EnglishThe 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.CompareAfrican American Vernacular English vs Hiberno-EnglishAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of English and the dialects within it.