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Is the New Zealand accent closer to the British accent or American accent?
Hugho226
Of those two, it is closer to the British, but the Kiwi accent has evolved quite a way apart from there so as to be a completely different accent; it is closer to the Australian accent than either American or British.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe pronunciation of the vowels are the key difference. A quite obvious difference to Australians and New Zealanders is the subtle alteration of the vowel sounds for "i" and "e". For example, the word "skip" may sound like "skep" in a New Zealand accent.
The differences do not end with just i and e, however.
Actually the a and e sounds are often reversed:
Album or Allen are pronunced Elbum and Ellen
Red and Bed are pronounced Rid and Bid
Fish & Chips becomes fush & chups (u pron. as in bus) or fesh & cheps. The vowel sounds are clipped.
There is also a subtle variation between North and South island accents. Overall the New Zealand accent grew out of an Australian base with Scottish, Irish and English influences.
In the HBO show 'Flight of the Conchords" you will hear the classic New Zealand accent.
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