chiac

See also: Chiac

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃjak/

Noun

chiac m (uncountable)

1. a language and distinct dialect of Acadian French, with linguistic roots from the Mi'kmaq language and also terms or expressions corrupted by the surrounding English language, it is spoken by Chiac-Acadians primarily in rural southeastern New Brunswick. It is often malapropped or confused with Acadian Franglais
2. Language spoken mainly by the ethnic Chiac Acadians of southeastern New Brunswick, but occasionally also by non-Chiac French Acadians of the region
3. a mixed person of Wabanaki-Acadia, with primarily Indigenous and Acadian ancestry, originating from the rural southeast coast of New Brunswick, Canada