List of dialects of English

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This is a list of varieties of the English language. Dialects are varieties differing in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar not to be confused with the regional accents of English speakers, which mark speakers as members of groups by their various pronunciations of the standard language.

International classifications

North America

Caribbean

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Constructed

Sign languages based on English

Pidgins and creoles

The "Ishes"

While not technically dialects, these variants may nonetheless be of interest to students of global English. Most are not genuine mixed languages, but rather instances of heavy code-switching between English and another language. Some have stabilized into local dialects of English spoken by first-language English speakers. Greeklish and Pinglish might appear to be similar but are in fact transliteration methods.

See also Portmanteaus for language mixtures

See also