Vocabulary of Devon Dialect in 1905

1.    mother           mothther
2.    father           vather
3.    sister           zister
4.    brother           brothther
5.    daughter           dahter
6.    son           zin


1.    water           wahter
2.    fire           vire
3.    sun           zin
4.    moon           moon
5.    wind           wind
6.    rain           rain


1.    one           won
2.    two           two
3.    three           dree
4.    four           vower
5.    five           vive
6.    six           zix


1.    cat           cat
2.    dog           dugg
3.    horse           ’oss
4.    cow           cow
5.    fish           vish
6.    bird          
7.    tree          
8.    flower           vlower


1.    white           white
2.    black           blæck
3.    red           urd
4.    green           green
5.    yellow           yalla
6.    blue           blue
7.    grey          
8.    brown           brown


Devon dialect was spoken in

Exeter
Dartmouth
Brixham
Torquay
Paignton
Totnes
Crediton
Exmouth
Sidmouth
Lynton
Lynmouth
Plymouth
Ilfracombe
Tavistock
Dawlish
Clovelly
Barnstaple


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