Bristolian dialect

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dialect
gptkbp:feature unique vocabulary
consonant changes
distinctive intonation
H-dropping
vowel shifts
rhoticity
distinctive accent
non-standard grammar
use of 'thee' and 'thou'
use of 'us' for 'me'
use of 'ee' for 'he' or 'him'
use of 'bist' for 'are'
use of 'daps' for 'plimsolls'
use of 'gurt' for 'great'
use of 'proper' as intensifier
use of 'zider' for 'cider'
use of 'lush' for 'nice'
influenced by Welsh
influenced by Cornish
influenced by West Saxon Old English
use of 'L' after vowels
use of 'ark at ee' for 'listen to him'
use of 'babber' for 'baby' or 'child'
use of 'cary' for 'carry'
use of 'cheel' for 'child'
use of 'chopsing' for 'talking back'
use of 'dreckly' for 'directly' or 'soon'
use of 'mind' for 'remember'
use of 'scrage' for 'scratch'
use of 'she' for 'her'
use of 'thee' for 'you'
use of 'to' at end of questions
use of 'where's it to?' for 'where is it?'
use of terminal 'L'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bristolian dialect
gptkbp:ISO639-3 nan
gptkbp:languageFamily English
gptkbp:notableWord where's it to?
lush
babber
gert
gptkbp:region gptkb:Bristol
gptkb:Avon
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:West_Country_English
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Bristol
gptkb:Southwest_England
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:West_Country_dialects
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7