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French language has existed in Canada from the seventh century. Today, there are around seven million people in Canada who speak Canadian French dialects as their primary language. These major populations are settled in the provinces that include: Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan. The province of Quebec has over 80% of its population who speak their specific Canadian French dialect, which is termed, Quebec French dialect. Alberta has the fewest people”about only 2% of the population”who speak one of the Canadian French dialects. After Quebec, New Brunswick is the other province with higher concentration of Francophones that has compelled both these provincial governments to award official status to the French language.
The Acadian French dialect is one of the old Canadian French dialects spoken by the French colonists who have settled in the Canadian provinces like New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. New Brunswick has the major Acadian population and the Acadian French dialect is one of the official languages of the province. One can also find this dialect spoken in few provinces of France that include: Anjou, Aunis, Maine and Saintonge.
This Canadian French dialect differs from the Standard French dialect in the terms of pronunciation and vocabulary. The Acadian French dialect has several old features of the earlier French language which were shred off during the Standardization of the language.
Some these features include addition of alveolar r, plural ending of verbs -ont' and the way words are pronounced. Due to these inclusions in the Acadian French dialect the French speakers of other Canadian French dialects find it difficult to understand this dialect. This Canadian French dialect shares several words with the Quebec French dialect. Also the US based Cajun French dialect is derived from the Acadian French dialect.
It is one of the old Canadian French dialects that is said to have first appeared in Canada during the seventeenth century. Today, some linguists assert that speakers of this dialect no longer exist, while others claim that there are over 10,000 speakers of this dialect still in the province and they are mainly senior citizens who know the dialect from their youth. The latest generations of these French speakers are unaware of the features of this old Canadian French dialect.
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