Dialect comparison

Hiberno-English vs Singlish

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

Hiberno-English

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.

Approximate centre
53.35°, -6.26°
Singlish

Singapore Colloquial English

The colloquial English of Singapore, mixing English with grammatical features and lexicon drawn from Hokkien, Malay, Cantonese, and Tamil.

Approximate centre
1.35°, 103.82°

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