Vocabulary of Cumberland Dialect in 1905
1. |
|
mother |
|
mutherr |
2. |
|
father |
|
faththerr |
3. |
|
sister |
|
sist-therr |
4. |
|
brother |
|
brudtherr |
5. |
|
daughter |
|
dochterr |
6. |
|
son |
|
sun |
1. |
|
water |
|
watterr |
2. |
|
fire |
|
fyrre |
3. |
|
sun |
|
sun |
4. |
|
moon |
|
meean |
5. |
|
wind |
|
win |
6. |
|
rain |
|
rrain |
1. |
|
one |
|
yen |
2. |
|
two |
|
twaya |
3. |
|
three |
|
thrray |
4. |
|
four |
|
fowerr |
5. |
|
five |
|
five |
6. |
|
six |
|
six |
1. |
|
cat |
|
cat |
2. |
|
dog |
|
dog |
3. |
|
horse |
|
horrse |
4. |
|
cow |
|
coo |
5. |
|
fish |
|
fish |
6. |
|
bird |
|
|
7. |
|
tree |
|
trree |
8. |
|
flower |
|
flooerr |
1. |
|
white |
|
hwite |
2. |
|
black |
|
black |
3. |
|
red |
|
reed |
4. |
|
green |
|
grreean |
5. |
|
yellow |
|
yalla |
6. |
|
blue |
|
bliw |
7. |
|
grey |
|
grraya |
8. |
|
brown |
|
brroon |
Cumberland dialect was spoken in
Carlisle
Workington
Keswick
Penrith
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