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Acadian French
French of Acadia
français acadien (French)
The modern flag of Acadia.
Native toCanada, United States
RegionNew Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire
Native speakers
(370,000 cited 1996, 2006)[1]
Language family
Indo-European
  • Italic
    • Latino-Faliscan
      • Romance
        • Italo-Western
          • Western Romance
            • Gallo-Romance
              • Oïl
                • French
                  • Acadian French
Early forms
Vulgar Latin
  • Old Gallo-Romance
    • Old French
      • Middle French
Writing system
Latin (French alphabet)
French Braille
Official status
Official language in
Acadian French New Brunswick
Recognised minority
language in
Acadian French Nova Scotia
Acadian French Prince Edward Island
Acadian French Quebec
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 7 regional accents, including Chiac and Brayon.[2]

  1. ^ Canadian census, ethnic data Archived July 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 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)

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