List of dialects of the English language

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This is a list of varieties of the English language. Dialects are varieties differing in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar not to be confused with the regional accents of English speakers, which mark speakers as members of groups by their various pronunciations of the standard language.

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[edit] International classifications

[edit] Europe

[edit] North America

  • Native American English (Amerindian English)
    • Mojave English
    • Isletan English
    • Tsimshian English
    • Lumbee English
    • Tohono O'odham English
    • Inupiaq English

[edit] Caribbean

[edit] Asia

[edit] Africa

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Constructed

[edit] Manual encodings of English

Main article: Manually Coded English

These encoding systems should not be confused with sign languages such as British Sign Language and American Sign Language.

[edit] Pidgins and creoles

Main article: English-based creole languages

[edit] The "Lishes"

The following are portmanteaus devised to describe certain local variants of English. Although similarly named, they are actually quite different in nature, with some being genuine mixed languages, some being instances of heavy code-switching between English and another language, some being genuine local dialects of English used by first-language English speakers, and some being non-native pronunciations of English. A few portmanteaus (such as Greeklish and Pinglish) are transliteration methods rather than any kind of spoken variant of English.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links


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Dialects of English

Europe
British · East Anglian · English English · Estuary · Euro-English · Guernsey English · Hiberno-English (Ireland) · Highland · Llanito (Gibraltar) · Manx · Mid Ulster · Midlands · Northern · Received Pronunciation · Scottish · Welsh · West Country dialects

North America
United States · African American Vernacular · Appalachian · Baltimorese · Boston · California · Chicano · Cajun · General American · Maine-New Hampshire · Mid-Atlantic · New York-New Jersey English · North American · North Central American · Inland Northern American · Pacific Northwest · Pittsburgh · Southern American · Utah · Yooper  |  Canadian · West/Central Canadian · Maritimer · Newfoundland · Quebec

Oceania | Asia | Africa
Australian · New Zealand · Australian Aboriginal · Hawaiian Pidgin  |  Burmese · Hong Kong · Indian · Manglish · Philippine · Singlish · Sri Lankan  |  Bermudian · Caribbean · Jamaican · Liberian · Malawian · South African

Miscellaneous
Basic · Commonwealth · Globish · International · Plain · Simplified · Special · Standard

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