Newfoundland English

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dialect
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Newfoundland_dialect
Newfinese
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature unique vocabulary
distinctive pronunciation
unique grammar
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Dictionary_of_Newfoundland_English
gptkbp:firstAttested 18th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Newfoundland English
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:French
gptkb:West_Country_English
gptkb:Indigenous_languages_of_Newfoundland
gptkb:Scottish_English
Irish
gptkbp:ISO639-3 none
gptkbp:languageFamily English
gptkbp:linguisticFeature gptkb:bird
gptkb:capelin
b'y (boy)
bakeapple
bawn
brogue
distinctive intonation
dory
figgy duff
gawk
janny
luh
luh!
lump
mauzy
mummer
narn
nipper
non-rhoticity in some areas
outport
partridgeberry
quidi vidi
rind
salt fish
scoff
scrooge
scrunchins
scuff
skeet
sleveen
slob ice
sook
spree
stogged
streel
th-stopping
tickle
touton
turr
ugly stick
waddy
yaffle
gptkbp:region gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Newfoundland_and_Labrador
gptkbp:status endangered
gptkbp:subdivision gptkb:Bay_English
gptkb:Irish_Shore_English
gptkb:Outport_English
St. John's English
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Newfoundlanders
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Newfoundland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5