Vocabulary of Essex Dialect in 1905

1.    mother          
2.    father           father
3.    sister          
4.    brother          
5.    daughter           dahter
6.    son           son


1.    water           water
2.    fire          
3.    sun           sunn
4.    moon           moon
5.    wind          
6.    rain           rine


1.    one           one
2.    two           two
3.    three          
4.    four          
5.    five           foive
6.    six           six


1.    cat           cayat
2.    dog          
3.    horse           hoss
4.    cow           cayoo
5.    fish          
6.    bird          
7.    tree          
8.    flower          


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


Essex dialect was spoken in

Chelmsford
Colchester
Halstead
Dedham
Clacton-on-Sea
Frinton-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea
Maldon
Saffron Walden
Epping
Castle Hedingham
Ongar
Thaxted
Witham


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