Yola Language - Vocabulary

Vocabulary

The glossary compiled by Jacob Poole provides most of what is known about Yola vocabulary. Poole was a farmer and member of the Religious Society of Friends from Growtown in the Parish of Taghmon on the border between the baronies of Bargy and Shelmalier. He collected words and phrases from his tenants and farm labourers between 1800 and his death in 1827.

Although most of its vocabulary is Anglo-Saxon in origin, Yola contains many borrowings from Irish and French.

Interrogative words
English Yola Scots Frisian Dutch German
who? fho? wha?
 wa? wie? wer?
what? fade? whit?
 wat? wat? was?
when? fan? whan?
 wanneer? wann
where? fidi? whaur?
 wêr? waar? wo?
why? farthoo? why?
 wêrom? waarom? warum?
which? wich? whilk? welk? welche
how? how? hou? hoe? hoe? wie?
Prepositions
English Yola Scots Frisian Dutch German
about abut aboot om/rond um/rund
above aboo abuin boppe boven über
against ayenst agin tsjin tegen gegen
among amang amang ûnder/tusken onder/tussen unter/zwischen
around arent aroond om om/rond um
at/by adh/bee at/bi by bij bei
before avar afore foar voor vor
below/beneath/under aloghe ablo/anaith/unner ûnder beneden/onder unten/unter
beside/next to besithe/neeshte asyd/neist nêst/njonken naast neben
between betweesk/beteesh atwein/atweish tusken tussen zwischen
for vor for foar voor für
from vrom/vrem/vreem frae fan van von
in i/ing in/i' yn in in
out ut/udh oot út uit aus
over ower/oer ower oer over über
through trugh throu troch door durch
upon apan/pa upon/upo' op op auf
with wee wi mei met mit
Pronouns
English Yola Scots Frisian Dutch German
all aul aw/aa al al alle
any aany/aught onie enig einige
each, every earchee, earch/erich/everich ilk, ilka/iverie elk elk, ieder jeder
few vew few/a whein {{{2}}} wenig
neither nother naither weder
none, nothing noucht, nodhing nane, nocht nimmen, neat niemand, niets/niks niemand, nichts
other ooree/oree ither oar ander andere
some zim sum somlike sommige einige
this, that dhicke, dhicka this, that dizze, dat deze, dat dieser, das(s)
Other words
Yola English Scots Frisian Dutch German Irish
Weisforthe Wexford Wexford "Wexford" "Wexford"
(lit. "West-voorde")		 "Wexford" Loch Garman
zin sun sun sinne zon Sonne Grian
loan, lhoan land land lân land Land Talamh
dei, die day day dei dag Tag Iá
theezil yourself yersel dysels jezelf
dijzelf (obsolete)		 du selbst tú féin
vriene friend frein freon vriend Freund Cara
a, ee the the de, it de, het die, der, das, dem, den, des a', an
dhing thing thing ding ding Ding rud
ee-go go gae/gang/gan gean gaan gehen imigh
vear fear fear frees vrees Furcht eagla
yola, yole old auld âld oud alt sean

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