African American Vernacular English

non-standard variety of English spoken by most working- and middle-class African Americans and some Black Canadians
Event non_standard_language Q8002
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African American Vernacular English

Summary

African American Vernacular English is a non-standard language[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • African American Vernacular English is in the country of United States[3].
  • African American Vernacular English's instance of is recorded as non-standard language[4].
  • African American Vernacular English is a type of African American English[5].
  • African American Vernacular English's writing system is recorded as Latin script[6].
  • African American Vernacular English's Commons category is recorded as African-American Vernacular English[7].
  • African American Vernacular English comprises Philadelphia English[8].
  • African American Vernacular English comprises Baltimore dialect[9].
  • African American Vernacular English comprises Washington, D.C., African American Vernacular English[10].
  • African American Vernacular English comprises New York dialect[11].
  • African American Vernacular English's topic's main category is recorded as Category:African-American English[12].
  • African American Vernacular English's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://english.stackexchange.com/tags/african-american-vernacular-english[13].
  • African American Vernacular English's different from is recorded as Ebonics[14].
  • African American Vernacular English's indigenous to is recorded as African Americans[15].
  • African American Vernacular English's dialect of is recorded as English[16].

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When and Where

African American Vernacular English is in the country of United States[3].

Context

African American Vernacular English's instance of is recorded as non-standard language[4].

Why It Matters

African American Vernacular English has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag black-english
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: black-english, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289910447|black english (#289910447)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Subclass of
    Topic's main category Category:African-American English
    Writing system Latin script
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007283123605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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