Not to be confused with Akkadian language or Louisiana French.
Acadian French
French of Acadia
français acadien(French)
The modern flag of Acadia.
Native to
Canada, United States
Region
New 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
New Brunswick
Recognised minority language in
Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Quebec
Language codes
ISO 639-3
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Glottolog
acad1238
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ho
IETF
fr-u-sd-canb
Acadian French-speaking areas
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Person
Acadien / Acadienne
People
Acadians
Language
Acadien
Country
Acadia
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]
^Canadian census, ethnic data Archived July 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^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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