Traditional Dialect of Dorset

Old English, the language spoken in England before the Norman Conquest of 1066, was mostly the Old West Saxon variety which was native to Wessex. Dorset is in the heart of Wessex. Middle English, the language spoken in England after the Norman Conquest, evolved in the East Midlands which included the university towns of Oxford and Cambridge. Modern English, the standard British English since Tudor times, developed from late Middle English, but with London influences.

1.	brudhdhe^r	brother	1.			1.
2.	zeste^r	sister	2.			2.
3.	zunn	son	3.			3.
4.	dahte^r	daughter	4.			4.
5.	vadhdhe^r	father				5.
6.	mudhdhe^r	mother	1.	Zunndy	Sunday	6.
			2.	Monndy	Monday	7.
1.	spring	spring	3.
2.	zumme^r	summer	4.	Wannzdy	Wednesday	1.	I be	I am

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