Main article: Mackem

The Mackem accent and dialect is often mistaken as geordie to people not from the region as the two tongues share several similarities in pronunciation and diction, however the accent takes a heavier influence from Celtic languages whereas the geordie dialect derives from Old Norse.

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See also

• Sunderland
• Sunderland coat of arms
• Sunderland (disambiguation)

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External links

• Sunderland Council
• DMOZ (Note these links are not the same!)
  • City of Sunderland at the Open Directory Project
  • Sunderland at the Open Directory Project
• Wearside Online

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