Acadian French

Acadian French
French of Acadia
français acadien (French)
The modern flag of Acadia.
Native toCanada, United States
RegionNew Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire
Native speakers
(370,000 cited 1996, 2006)[1]
Early forms
Latin (French alphabet)
French Braille
Official status
Official language in
 New Brunswick
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologacad1238
Linguasphere51-AAA-ho
IETFfr-u-sd-canb
Acadian French-speaking areas
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PersonAcadien / Acadienne
PeopleAcadians
LanguageAcadien
CountryAcadia

Acadian French (French: français acadien, acadjonne) is a variety of French spoken by Acadians, mostly in the region of Acadia, Canada. Acadian French has seven regional accents, including Chiac and Brayon.[3]

  1. ^ "Ethnic Origin (232), Sex (3) and Single and Multiple Responses (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas 1 and Census Agglomerations, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on Jul 25, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian (2022-05-24). "Glottolog 4.8 - Shifted Western Romance". Glottolog. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Archived from the original on 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  3. ^ Blog 101, Quebec Culture (14 November 2014). ""Our 32 accents" Series: QUÉBEC x 8 – Post 3 of 7 (#88)". Quebec Culture Blog.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)