West Midlands dialect

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dialect
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Brummie
Black Country dialect
gptkbp:characteristic unique vocabulary
distinctive vowel sounds
non-rhotic accent
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Scouse
gptkb:Cockney
gptkb:Received_Pronunciation
gptkb:Yorkshire_dialect
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West Midlands dialect
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Old_English
Mercian dialect
gptkbp:ISO639-3 none
gptkbp:languageFamily English
gptkbp:linguisticFeature unique verb forms
double negatives
flattened vowels
glottal stops
dropped h's
use of 'am' for 'are' (e.g., 'yam' for 'you are')
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:Peaky_Blinders_(TV_series)
gptkb:Crossroads_(TV_series)
Citizen Khan (TV series)
gptkbp:notableWord bab (term of endearment)
ta-ra (goodbye)
bostin' (excellent)
fittle (food)
our kid (sibling/close friend)
wench (girl/woman)
yam (you are)
gptkbp:region gptkb:West_Midlands,_England
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:East_Midlands_English
gptkb:Northern_English_dialects
Southern English dialects
Mercian dialect
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:West_Midlands
gptkbp:status gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:subdivision gptkb:Coventry_dialect
gptkb:Potteries_dialect
Brummie
Black Country dialect
gptkbp:usedBy residents of Wolverhampton
residents of Birmingham
residents of Coventry
residents of Dudley
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:West_Midlands_English
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7