Home›English Dialects and Varieties›RegionBrowse ByRegionRegion names the place where a particular variety of a language is actually spoken. Wikipedia notes that American English is "native to the United States," a region distinct from the many other places English is spoken as a first language. This dimension lets a visitor find every variety tied to one part of the world.FactsRegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested1400 1RegionFilter Results13 entriesParent LanguageAllEnglish (13)Variety KindAllCreole Language (2)Ethnolect (1)Pidgin (2)Regional Dialect (13)Sociolect (1)Admission YearAll1707 (2)Area (sq km)All114 (1)134 (1)1572 (1)80,231 (1)132,932 (1)242,500 (1)2,249,669 (1)7,688,287 (1)9,984,670 (1)10,186,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Climate ZoneAllTemperate (3)Country CountAll1 (1)23 (1)44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Elevation BandAllLowland (3)Founding YearAll47 (1)1207 (1)Founding Year Range EndAll200 (1)299 (1)Founding Year Range StartAll101 (1)200 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (2)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)5642 (1)5895 (1)6190 (1)8849 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (2)Independence or Founding YearAll1801 (1)1867 (1)LandlockedAllNo (2)PopulationAll320,605 (1)508,961 (1)5,439,842 (1)9,089,736 (1)27,801,023 (1)41,417,056 (1)56,490,048 (1)69,414,000 (1)126,266,107 (1)592,296,233 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Time ZoneAllUTC+00:00 (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 13AfricaRegion2 entriesAsiaRegion2 entriesAustraliaRegion2 entriesCanadaRegion1 entryEnglandRegion2 entriesEuropeRegion2 entriesLiverpoolRegion1 entryLondonRegion1 entryNewcastle upon TyneRegion1 entryNorth AmericaRegion4 entriesScotlandRegion1 entrySouthern United StatesRegion1 entryUnited KingdomRegion1 entrySources1. Wikipedia: English Languagetier 2Wikimedia FoundationLead section, Ethnologue speakers sentenceQuote, Lead section, Ethnologue speakers sentenceEthnologue estimated that there were over 1.4 billion speakers worldwide as of 2021.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.