Native speakers 120,000 (2001) | Glottolog None | |
Language family Indo-EuropeanItalicRomanceWesternGallo-RomanceOïlFrenchCanadian FrenchNew England French | ||
New England French (French: français de Nouvelle-Angleterre) is a variety of Canadian French spoken in the New England region of the United States.
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New England French is one of the major forms of the French language that developed in what is now the United States, the others being Louisiana French and the nearly extinct Missouri French, Muskrat French and Métis French.
The dialect is the predominant form of French spoken in New England (apart from standard French), except in the Saint John Valley of northern Aroostook County, Maine, where Acadian French predominates.
The dialect is endangered, but its use is supported by bilingual education programs in place since 1987.
Number of French-speakers by state
The figures below include speakers of any French dialect:
Francophone communities in New England
French language spoken at home by more than 10% of the population: