English (Southern US)
Area
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Areas are approximated by regions; real dialect borders do not follow administrative ones.
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Words (22 words)
| Dialect | Standard |
|---|---|
| roll≈▶ | bun |
| truck≈▶ | truck |
| y'all≈▶ | you |
| bucket≈▶ | bucket |
| kid≈▶ | child |
| girl≈▶ | girl |
| apartment≈▶ | apartment |
| tennis shoes≈▶ | sneaker |
| cell phone≈▶ | mobile phone |
| milkshake≈▶ | milkshake |
| lunch≈▶ | lunch |
| cookie≈▶ | cookie |
| alley≈▶ | alley |
| crawfish≈▶ | crayfish |
| sweater≈▶ | sweater |
| lightning bug≈▶ | firefly |
| trash≈▶ | garbage |
| coke≈▶ | soda |
| creek≈▶ | stream |
| sidewalk≈▶ | sidewalk |
| candy≈▶ | candy |
| highway≈▶ | highway |
≈ — unverified word: a draft not yet checked by an editor.