Yorkshire English

Germanic

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Yorkshire English (Tyke) is the traditional dialect of historic Yorkshire, England, distinguished by the second-person singular pronouns thee/tha (a Northern English retention from Old English þū), definite-article reduction (t' for "the"), the Northern Subject Rule (verbal -s with non-pronominal subjects), and a rich vocabulary including bairn (child), nowt (nothing), summat (something), and gawp (stare). Substantial Old Norse substrate from Danelaw settlement. Three sub-dialects (West/East/North Riding); celebrated by James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small.

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87 core words in Yorkshire English

Water

water

ˈwɔːtə

Fire

fire

faɪə

Sun

sun

sʊn

Moon

moon

muːn

Star

star

staː

Night

night

naɪt

Rain

rain

ɹeɪn

Snow

snow

snəʊ

Wind

wind

wɪnd

Earth

earth

ɜːθ

Stone

stone

stoːn

Mountain

mountain

ˈmaʊntɪn

Sea

sea

siː

Mother

mother

ˈmʊðə

Father

father

ˈfɑːðə

Daughter

daughter

ˈdɔːtə

I

I

aː

You

you

juː

We

we

wiː

Name

name

neːm

Person

person

ˈpɜːsən

Head

head

hɛd

Eye

eye

aɪ

Ear

ear

ɪɹ

Nose

nose

noʊz

Mouth

mouth

maʊθ

Tooth

tooth

tʊθ

Tongue

tongue

tʊŋ

Hand

hand

and

Foot

foot

fʊt

Heart

heart

hɑːt

Bone

bone

boːn

Blood

blood

blʊd

Poop

poo

puː

Love

love

lʊv

Tree

tree

tɹiː

Dog

dog

dɒɡ

Cat

cat

kat

Fish

fish

fɪʃ

Bird

bird

bɜːd

Butterfly

butterfly

ˈbʊtəflaɪ

Egg

egg

ɛɡ

Bear

bear

bɛə

Horse

horse

ɔːs

House

house

aʊs

Milk

milk

mɪlk

Honey

honey

ˈhʊni

Salt

salt

sɔːlt

Wine

wine

waɪn

Rice

rice

ɹaɪs

Chocolate

chocolate

ˈtʃɒklət

Iron

iron

ˈaɪən

Wheel

wheel

wiːl

Silk

silk

sɪlk

Book

book

bʊk

Eat

eat

iːt

Drink

drink

dɹɪŋk

Sleep

sleep

sliːp

One

one

wɒn

Two

two

tuː

Three

three

θɹiː

Four

four

fɔː

Five

five

faɪv

Hundred

hundred

ˈhʊndɹəd

Hello

ey up

eɪ ʊp

Thank you

ta

tɑː

Good

good

ɡʊd

New

new

njuː

Red

red

rɛd

White

white

waɪt

Black

black

blak

Green

green

ɡɹiːn

Blue

blue

bluː

Cuckoo

cuckoo

ˈkʊkuː

Woof

woof

wʊf

Cock-a-doodle-doo

cock-a-doodle-doo

ˌkɒkəduːdlˈduː

Computer

computer

kəmˈpjuːtə

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

ˈwaɪfaɪ

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuːʃɪ

Tea

tea

tiː

Coffee

coffee

ˈkɒfi

Sugar

sugar

ˈʃʊɡə

Orange

orange

ˈɒrɪndʒ

Ninety-nine

ninety-nine

ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn

Dopamine

dopamine

ˈdəʊpəmiːn

At sign

at

at

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Germanic

Meaning Yorkshire EnglishMancunian EnglishGeordieScouseWelsh EnglishBrummieEnglish
Water water /ˈwɔːtə/ water /ˈwɔːtɐ/ water /ˈwɔːtɐ/ water /ˈwɔːt̪sə/ water /ˈwɔːtə/ water /ˈwɔːtə/ water /ˈwɔːtə/
Fire fire /faɪə/ fire /faɪə/ fire /faɪə/ fire /faɪə/ fire /faɪə/ fire /fɔɪə/ fire /faɪə/
Sun sun /sʊn/ sun /sʊn/ sun /sʊn/ sun /sʊn/ sun /sʌn/ sun /sʊn/ sun /sʌn/
Moon moon /muːn/ moon /muːn/ moon /muːn/ moon /muːn/ moon /muːn/ moon /muːn/ moon /muːn/
Star star /staː/ star /staː/ star /staː/ star /stɑː/ star /staː/ star /staː/ star /stɑːɹ/
Night night /naɪt/ night /naɪt/ night /naɪt/ night /naɪt/ night /naɪt/ night /nɑɪt/ night /naɪt/
Rain rain /ɹeɪn/ rain /ɹeɪn/ rain /ɹeːn/ rain /ɹeɪn/ rain /ɾeɪn/ rain /ɹʌɪn/ rain /ɹeɪn/
Snow snow /snəʊ/ snow /snəʊ/ snow /snəʊ/ snow /snəʊ/ snow /snoʊ/ snow /snəʊ/ snow /snoʊ/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
Yorkshire English
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from t' hotel
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

I wanna try on a suit I seen ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ek wil 'n pak aanpas wat ek gesien het ‌in 'n winkel oorkant die hotel
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Jeg vil prøve et jakkesæt som jeg så i en butik overfor hotellet
Yorkshire English
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from t' hotel

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