The Okie Dialect is found mostly in rural Oklahoma, a subdialect of American English of the English language. It is a byproduct of historic migration of settlers to the state from the Southeastern United States such as Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas with its "country-western" sound in the late 19th century. There's a known Native American influence in the dialect by the state's over 50 federally recognized tribal groups, some of them maintained or revived its own native languages to this day.

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  • The Okie Dialect is found mostly in rural Oklahoma, a subdialect of American English of the English language. It is a byproduct of historic migration of settlers to the state from the Southeastern United States such as Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas with its "country-western" sound in the late 19th century. There's a known Native American influence in the dialect by the state's over 50 federally recognized tribal groups, some of them maintained or revived its own native languages to this day. Variants found in the Tulsa area reflect the influences of Northeastern oilmen, while those in the northwestern part of the state have some more Midwestern loanwords and pronunciations.
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  • The Okie Dialect is found mostly in rural Oklahoma, a subdialect of American English of the English language. It is a byproduct of historic migration of settlers to the state from the Southeastern United States such as Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas with its "country-western" sound in the late 19th century. There's a known Native American influence in the dialect by the state's over 50 federally recognized tribal groups, some of them maintained or revived its own native languages to this day.
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  • Okie Dialect
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