Traditional Dialect of Bedfordshire


The Bedfordshire dialect was an example of South Eastern English. Perhaps Bedfordshire dialect and Hertfordshire dialect could jointly claim the title of closest of all the traditional dialects to standard English.

1. brudhdha    brother        1.                                    1.   
2. sista    sister        2.           2.   
3. sunn    son        3.           3.   
4. daw-ta    daughter        4.           4.   
5. fahdha    father                  5.   
6. mudhdha    mother        1.           6.   
          2.           7.   
1. spring    spring        3.             
2. summa    summer        4.           1. I am    I am


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