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AAVE

AAVE is a way of speaking typically seen in African American and Black Canadian Communities.

AAVE may be considered a dialect, ethnolect or sociolect. While it is clear that there is a strong historical relationship between AAVE and earlier Southern U.S. dialects, the origins of AAVE are still a matter of debate.

(See: Black and Blaq/Blaqueer)

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