Dialect comparison

Métis French vs Quebec French

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

Métis French

Mitchif Français · Prairie French

The French variety of the Métis Nation of the Canadian Prairies. Distinct from Quebec and Acadian French; not to be confused with Michif, the mixed Cree-French language of the same communities.

Approximate centre
49.90°, -97.14°
Quebec French

Québécois · Joual

The dominant French variety of Canada. Strongly distinct from European French in vowel realisation, lexicon, and the colloquial Joual register.

Approximate centre
46.81°, -71.21°

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