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Newfoundland English
Newfoundland English is a name for several accents and dialects of English found in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Most of these differ substantially from the English commonly spoken elsewhere in neighbouring Canada and the North Atlantic. Many Newfoundland dialects are similar to the West Country dialects of the West Country in England, particularly the city of Bristol and counties CornwallDevonDorsetHampshire and Somerset, while others resemble dialects of Ireland's southeast, particularly WaterfordWexfordKilkenny and Cork. Still others blend elements of both and there is also a Scottish  influence on the dialects - while the Scottish came in smaller numbers than the English and Irish, they had a large influence on Newfoundland society. One estimate claims 80 to 85 percent of Newfoundland's English heritage came from the southwest of the country.

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