Acadian French is a variety of French spoken by the Acadians, mostly in the historical region of Acadia in Canada, with communities in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec and across the border in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. It had about 370,000 native speakers according to 1996 and 2006 census figures, and descends from Old French through Middle French as part of the Oil language groups Francien zone. It comprises seven regional accents, including Chiac, which shows strong English influence, and Brayon, and its closest North American relative is Louisiana French, since both communities trace back to populations affected by the Expulsion of the Acadians.
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RegionAcadian French is spoken by Acadians mainly in the Acadia region of Canada, across New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec, plus parts of Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. 1 Speaker CommunityAcadian French had about 370,000 native speakers as cited in 1996 and 2006 census figures. 1 Distinguishing FeaturesAcadian French retained features that died out elsewhere during nineteenth century French standardization, including an alveolar trill for r and a distinct pronunciation of third-person plural verb endings such as -ont. 1 Classification
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Acadian French (French: français acadien, acadjonne) is a variety of French spoken by Acadians, mostly in the region of Acadia, Canada.
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Acadian French retained features that died out during the French standardization efforts of the 19th century
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Acadian French (French: français acadien, acadjonne) is a variety of French spoken by Acadians, mostly in the region of Acadia, Canada.
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rench (French: français acadien, acadjonne) is a variety of French spoken by Acadians, mostly in the
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