Traditional Dialect of Roxburghshire


This was a South Scots dialect. It shared some similarities with the Border dialects of northern England, as would be expected.

1. brudhdherr    brother        1.           1.   
2.           2.           2.   
3. sunn    son        3.           3.   
4. dohchterr    daughter        4.           4.   
5. fehdherr    father                  5.   
6. mudhdherr    mother        1.           6.   
          2. Munndeh    Monday        7.   
1. sprreng    spring        3. T-yoozdeh    Tuesday          
2. semmerr    summer        4. Weddenzdeh    Wednesday        1. eh am    I am


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