Sunday, February 19, 2012

Journal #2 Dialect

*Absent 2/13,2/14,2/15

South African language

the short 'i' sound is pronounced 'uh'
long 'a' sound used, for words such as France and cast
double t's are pronounced with a 'd' sound such a little or pretty

awe=greeting
stukkie=girl
hard up=in love
gunner a pehrer=fighting
swak=bad
Vrou=wife
grafts=work
pozzy=home

Dialogue taken from p22

"Awe, What's the maytter, stukkie ? You do not look to well" asked Ouma
"Uht's nothing. I just need a lidle information from you" replied Johan.
Ouma laughs, "Hayve you already goden knocked up already-let us see,
thus Saturday uts two month and two weeks.
"No, Ouma, Thayts not uht" Johan said sheepishly.
"Don't feel ayshamed, stukkie , you and him are hard up, just like every other couple"
"I'm just not sure about that"
"Has he been gunning a pehrer with you"
"No, he isn't swak to me. He treats his Vrou very nicely. He grafts in the factory all day and keeps the pozzy kept and clean"

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