Dialect comparison

Newfoundland English vs Southern American English

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

Newfoundland English

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°
Southern American English

Southern Drawl

The dialects of the US South, characterised by the Southern Vowel Shift, the pin-pen merger, and a distinct lexical tradition.

Approximate centre
33.75°, -84.39°

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