American vs Ebonics

Ebonics vs American

American and Ebonics both are nouns.

American is an adjective but Ebonics is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
American	Yes	Yes	No	No
Ebonics	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Ebonics is a hyponym of American; that is, Ebonics is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than American:

American: the English language as used in the United States
Ebonics: a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States

Other hyponyms of American include AAVE, African American English, African American Vernacular English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English.

American (noun)	Ebonics (noun)
the English language as used in the United States	a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States
a native or inhabitant of the United States
a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country

American (adjective)	Ebonics (adjective)
of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture

Difference between American and Ebonics

Words related to "American"

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