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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:32 am Post subject: Lumbee English and Outer Banks Dialects
I recently came across a site about Lumbee English, a dialect that I had never heard before. Lumbee English, it is said, "bears the imprint of British English, Highland Scots, and Scots-Irish. This dialect of North Carolina native Americans is distinctly different from their Anglo-American and African American neighbors." It is closely related to the Outer Banks dialects, of which, the Ocracoke brogue, is probably the most well known variant.
This link has a number of video clips describing both Lumbee English and the Ocracoke brogue.
Location: San Francisco, Noord-Kalifornië, Noord-Amerika
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:00 am Post subject:
Thanks! I always enjoyed hearing the denizens of the Outer Banks (where Okracoke Island is located) when I had a summer job there when I was in college. I can't find my posts with other links.
The Outer Banks are in North Carolina, I think. I have been interested in the Lumbee for awhile. One theory is that the Lumbee language originated from the supposed survivors of the Roanoke colony.
The Outer Banks are in North Carolina, I think. I have been interested in the Lumbee for awhile. One theory is that the Lumbee language originated from the supposed survivors of the Roanoke colony.
Yep, and according to that video, their English is the result of the mixture of English-English, Highland Scots English, and Scot-Irish English dialects. The Natvies probably adapted it to their own speech patterns as well. _________________ Operation Northwoods - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods
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The Outer Banks are a section of the sandy barrier islands that run along the east coast of the US. If you follow the link, you will see that in North Carolina, a couple of large sounds put a fair amount of distance between the mainland and the islands.
When I was in college in North Carolina, I had a summer job performing in The Lost Colony, a dramatic pageant (or play) based on the history of Sir Walter Raleigh's ill-fated colony on Roanoke Island in the late 16th century. The outdoor theater is close to the location of the original fort. The Outer Banks accent still exists to some degree. When I was there (early '70s), you heard it quite a bit among the locals. As you drove south along the Outer Banks, the accent became more prevalent and stronger.
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