Traditional Dialect of Herefordshire
The Herefordshire dialect had all the features of West Country English such as z for s, v for f and the West Country r, plus the West Midlands feature of pronouncing of the "g" at the end of "ng" as in "wrong" (pronounced as "wrong-g").
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brudhdher |
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brother |
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zister |
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sister |
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zunn |
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son |
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daw-ter |
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daughter |
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vehdher |
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father |
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mudhdher |
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mother |
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Zunndy |
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Sunday |
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spring-g |
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spring |
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zummer |
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summer |
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1. |
I be |
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I am |
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