Yorkshire Dialect

 

Specifics:

• “th” (as in “mother) becomes “v” when in the middle of a word and “f” when at the end of a word

• H’s are frequently dropped (especially at the front of words, ex: home)

• On  words ending in “ing” the g is often dropped

• Traditional dipthong “ay” (ex: today) becomes “eh”

• The word “the” is traditionally dropped

• The letter “o” is pronounced Λ

 

Images:

Softly hold a blueberry or a small grape using your lips only: this should give you an idea of how to hold your mouth for the vowel sounds. Take care not to make “duck lips” by forcing your lips forward, as this will create exaggerated vowels.

 

Further, imagine that your lips are a zip lock baggie and someone has begun closing both ends; this creates a slight stiffness in the corners of the mouth, but a looseness in the lips.

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GRANDDA YORKSHIRE DIALECT (LEEDS) TRANSCRIPTION

 

D’  yΛ  wɑnt mi  t’  sIŋ   ðæt   sɑŋ?

Do you want me to sing that song?

 

[Sure, yeah.]

 

ðIs   Is  Λ  sɑŋ   kɑld     IlklΛ Mɑər   bɑt    hɑt

This is a   song called “Ilkla Mooar baht hat”

 

WƐr      hæs’ ðΛ  bin    sIns   ɐ  sɑ    ði  

Where hast tha been since I  saw thee?

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

WƐr     hæs’ ðΛ  bin    sIns   ɐ  sɑ    ði

Wheear 'ast tha bin sin' ah saw thee?

 

WƐr          hæs’ ðΛ  bin    sIns   ɐ  sɑ    ði

Wheear 'ast    tha bin sin' ah saw thee?

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ðΛs    bɑn       t’ gƐt   ði     dƐiθ     o’ kowd

Tha's bahn'   to get thee  deeath o' cowd

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ðΛs    bɑn     t’ gƐt   ði     dƐiθ     o’

Tha's bahn' to get thee deeath o'

 

ðΛs    bɑn     t’ gƐt   ði     dƐiθ     o’

Tha's bahn' to catch thy deeath o'

 

ðΛs    bɑn     t’ gƐt   ði     dƐiθ     o’ kowd

Tha's bahn' to catch thy deeath o' cowd

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ðƐn    wisl    hæ’  t’  bΛri  ði

Then wes'll ha'   to bury thee

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ðɑll    hɑ’ t’  kΛm  æn’ bΛri  ði

Thall ha’ to come an’ bury thee

 

ðɑll    hɑ’ t’  kΛm  æn’ bΛri  ði

Thall ha’ to come an’ bury thee

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ðƐn    wərmsl     kΛm  æn’ Ɛit  ði     up

Then worms'll  come an'  eyt thee up

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ðƐn    wərmsl     kΛm  æn’ Ɛit  ði     up

Then worms’ll come an’yet thee

 

ðƐn    wərmsl     kΛm  æn’ Ɛit  ði     up

Then worms’ll come an’yet thee

 

ðƐn    wərmsl     kΛm  æn’ Ɛit  ði     up

Then worms’ll come an’yet thee   up

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ðƐn     t’ doksl    kΛm  an’ Ɛit op    wΛrms

Then t'ducks'll come an' eyt up   worms

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ðƐn     t’ doksl    kΛm  an’ Ɛit op

Then t'ducks'll come an' eyt up

 

ðƐn     t’ doksl    kΛm  an’ Ɛit op

Then t'ducks'll come an' eyt up

 

ðƐn     t’ doksl    kΛm  an’ Ɛit op  wΛrms

Then t'ducks'll come an' eyt up worms

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ðƐn   Λsl  go æn  Ɛit  up  duks

Then us'll go an' eyt up ducks

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ðƐn   Λsl  go æn  Ɛit  up

Then us'll go an' eyt up

 

ðƐn   Λsl  go æn  Ɛit  up

Then us'll go an' eyt up

 

ðƐn   Λsl  go æn  Ɛit  up  duks

Then us'll go an' eyt up ucks

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ðƐn    Λsl   ɑl  hɑ’  ƐtƐn   ði

Then us'll all ha'   etten thee

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ðƐn    Λsl   ɑl  hɑ’  ƐtƐn

Then us'll all ha' etten

 

ðƐn    Λsl   ɑl  hɑ’  ƐtƐn

Then us'll all ha' etten

 

ðƐn    Λsl   ɑl  hɑ’  ƐtƐn ði

Then us'll all ha' etten thee

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

ɑn IlklΛ Mɑər     bɑt    ɑt

On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at

 

bΛm  bΛm  bΛm

(Bum bum bum)