THE OCRACOKE BROGUE (1997 - full movie)

[@Teresa-L.2024]

I'm from Suffolk, England and this dialect definitely has a whole lot of Suffolk and Norfolk in it. My dad and brothers speak just like this. Was just waiting for someone to say "Arr yew oroight boy?". 😁

[@gwenhafford4112]

L L M Llama

[@mattwoor4610]

Also a Suffolk native and you’re absolutely right. “Hoy toyd” especially could be lifted straight from deepest darkest Needham Market or Stow.

[@ICUP570]

What's funny as were not that far from Suffolk and Norfolk Virginia lol

[@Warpdrive2233]

There is definitely a Suffolk accent there, even north east Essex like Tiptree where my mum lives.

[@TravisTarrant]

I was born and raised here in Raleigh, North Carolina and I was under the impression that the Ocracoke dialect might have been West Country English. My dad's ancestor came here from the Dorsett area.

[@squaregrouperx]

Ocracoke is my happy place. I discovered it in 1998 and have been coming back almost every year since.

[@ApolloStarfall]

My anthropology professor showed this in class once, and years later I still watch it for fun here and there. Such an informative little film

[@efficyclark443]

When was this filmed? At least how long ago?

[@ApolloStarfall]

@@efficyclark443 1997

[@MimiZ914]

My heart is always in Ocracoke. I love the people, the kindness and the history.

[@animalunaris]

As a British person, when they’re talking the broad brogue it sounds really familiar like a mix of rural English country dialects but you can’t quite place it.

[@pippagatz]

Yes I'm from England and I thought the same, kind of West Country I think?

[@gnothiseauton8684]

East Anglian and west county

[@jebsmith323]

@@gnothiseauton8684 These islands were populated by English settlers, then they were isolated by the sea which has enabled them to keep the language as it developed a dialect. Same thing happened on the South Carolina sea islands when slaves either worked on the islands or went there to hide. Then they also became isolated and their language develped into Gullah which is a thick dialect. Look that up.

[@aprilcrooks6424]

yes , you absolutely right. Im from the south west of England and i was thinking their r's are similar

[@katherinepoindexter4380]

that's because it is English..My daddy, called Poppa, was born in SeaLevel NC, Down East NC..he was a hoi toider and all my family spoke like that..when I hear it I think of family that is long gone..if i had a choice I would have lived there all my life. but no..My daddy did want' me to. it is a an old English..it was wonderful to grow up there during summer vacations. would live there all my life if I could

[@rhondablackburn3713]

My grandfathers family was from close to outer banks area but quite a few miles south and on the mainland. Their brogue was known to my family as HIGH TIDE ( pronounced more like HY TYDE ) Also I heard it referred to as the “ Tarheel landing talk “. When I did ancestry on that side of my great grandmother and my great grandfather whom I knew well and heard them talk often, it was Scottish and English mostly! I loved to hear my grandfather and his family speak. I can’t still hear it all in my head today. ❤

[@Story-Voracious66]

I love what your channel does. I am an Aussie from the southern island of Tasmania and I am only just learning to be proud of the way we speak. For years we have been made a joke of, especially people like me who come from old families who came as convicts, or settlers and intermarried with the native population. We have been seen in a poor light. But things are changing. I will try not to kill our accent. It has already changed so much! I noticed that these folks say their I in almost the same way we do! Hooray for island life. Keep up the great work guys! 🛶⛵🛥️🛶

[@adamhovey407]

American comedian Stephen Colbert is from my state of South Carolina, and has a native southern accent. He made his accent more neutral because in the United States, Southerners are usually portrayed as stupid, although he himself said that's not true. I really wish he would have kept the southern accent. I live in South Carolina, but I was born and partially raised in the American Midwest, so I have a bit of a mixed accent, but is this video should prove to you there are tons of Southern American accents. I personally think that people who give accent reduction classes, should be charged with hate crimes.

[@mohsin59]

"...especially people like me who come from old families who came as convicts, or settlers and intermarried with the native population." G'day my fellow countrymen! A historical correction: the old families, convicts and settlers murdered the First Nation peoples of Tasmania, committing genocide in the process that wiped out nearly all of the original inhabitants . You mention intermarrying: rape of women and sexual abuse and exploitation of children was common. As for the joke about Tasmanians from the rest of the country - it is more to do with inbreeding and bestiality with sheep!

[@ManofSteel4910]

As an Appalachian from Kentucky, I completely understand where you're coming from. There are many people where I live who try to change their accent to a more non-regional American accent for fear of being mocked. We should be proud of our regional accents and where we come from, regardless of the ridiculous stereotypes.

[@MrZyptuous]

I have watched several of the videos on this website. This is why I praise the Lord that I was born southern. Just a boy from southern middle Tennessee. Love the southern dialect!

[@chloeroden1748]

I’m from the West Midlands, and even I can recognise the accent, especially when people say “out” and “down”.

[@Dave-lr2wo]

The oscillation between southern and irish in the sound is nuts.

[@adamhovey407]

I was actually in that area I think last year, and the people there were just as nice as can be. I appreciate that, because there were a lot of tourists there, and if I had to be around tourists all the time, I'd be a very grouchy person. If y'all ever get a chance to visit this area and these people, please do.

[@klickerpup]

My family is from western Appalachia and I've definitely heard some of these words before - quamish, dingbat(ter). Mostly scots-irish and english descent.

[@shalynn2577]

my mom used some of these words and she was born in South part of Kentucky. makes me wonder where our family actually came from. Maybe parts of England.

[@morganaustin8967]

I love this, because I stumbled upon it today and this is Majority of my family speaking ❤️

[@denniswilson7026]

I love how ol boys be talking about the foam cooler full of oysters come undone and everybody else but the dude tryin to catch them left lmmfao

[@nextabe1]

This is fascinating. I love these people.

[@catherinegray5775]

My mother-in-law was from Stumpy Point and she sounded just like these folks. A lot of these different words were used in Tyrrell Co. also.

[@jukeboxprincess7475]

Love visiting there so relaxing

[@elenacaddell3639]

I love that it’s Laid Back🥰

[@diond1333]

I can't work out if the bloke in the blue t-shirt is an American trying to do an English accent or an English person trying to do an American accent. This is a headmash!

[@terryfinley7760]

Very enjoyable!

[@katharinegarrison2568]

They sound like West Midlands people in England. Especially that grey mustached man.

[@dennispresnell64]

My parents moved me around seems like every time the rent was due. I lived in Nags Head for awhile when I finally got out on my own. The outer banks are the only place I've ever felt at home. When things go bad for people and they think of "going home". That's something I never had, I've always had a house. But I've never had a home. I'll move back permanently one day, the outer banks are the only thing ive ever had that's close to being home.

[@bernie6956]

Very enjoyable and informational, loved it.

[@kathygarber9407]

Well I never heard of this place but I understand them perfectly , the I doesn’t sound strange and the word quamish is a word I’ve heard used growing up in Appalachia.

[@dreamingirlnc]

I was thinking most of it sounds like our Appalachian dialect. My family say mommuck, but usually if you've made a mess or messed something up. My grandparents used quamish for feeling sick too. More similarities than differences.

[@Warpdrive2233]

Very Suffolk County in England!

[@zacharyjakob]

Would love to see a video on Boontling in California

[@sandtowalk]

Yes I know what they mean. I have a brogue too i grew up 70 miles from them too

[@shaundiltz5821]

Awesome

[@94757598494309438]

Awesome.

[@ridesharegold6659]

That 4 week old baby at the end of the video is now 25.

[@gnothiseauton8684]

Definitely east Anglian and West Country combined

[@donquixotedoflamingo5510]

They came from all over England, Scotland and Ireland, my family all have catholic irish names and my closes friends have lowland scottish names. The reason we sound closest to those areas is because West country and east anglian accents changed the least in the UK through the years while modern northern english/scottish accents changed much more

[@Divineone444]

MY BELOVED ANCESTORS IS NATIVE OF THIS LAND PERIOD💙💜.I KNOW WHO I AM💙💜💜💜💜💜💜💜.

[@j.heathlloyd8539]

Like many special places in the world, the uniqueness is robbed by "outsiders". I wonder if the filmmaker went back today (2024) what changes in the dialect would be found? Does it still exist?

[@gigipeedee]

I went there in April 2022, it's a tourist spot now. It's all multi million dollar homes and rich retirees from out of state and the famous wild horses are all in a pen.

[@gigipeedee]

The rest of the outer banks still had an old charm, but I'm sure all the NC islands now are just like Ocracoke

[@southtoe3607]

As a fellow North Carolinian, these people are from another planet lmao

[@shaundiltz5821]

If Rex is still alive I want to party with him and eat some oysters

[@ryansnead7]

Tangier Island Virginia : hold my beer.

[@Divineone444]

💙💜💜💜💜💜💜💜.

[@shirleymaemattthews4862]

1:03 WAIT, They're Swedes?!?

[@SweetTea-Stephens]

Quamish comes from the word qualmish which means to be nauseous. So they just left off the L.

[@chrisinnes2128]

We use the word squeamish i wonder if that's related

[@branco9872]

Dig batter our word for shoebies

[@mohsin59]

In response to to April Wakefield when you wrote: "...especially people like me who come from old families who came as convicts, or settlers and intermarried with the native population." G'day my fellow compatriot! A historical correction: the old families, convicts and settlers murdered the First Nation peoples of Tasmania, committing genocide and in the process that wiped out nearly all of the original inhabitants . You mention intermarrying: rape of women and sexual abuse and exploitation of children was common. As for the joke about Tasmanians from the rest of the country - it is more to do with inbreeding and bestiality with sheep!

[@Crusader8284]

The ancestral language is Cornish. A Brythonic language similar to Welsh, Irish and Scottish. Not English or Anglo-Saxon etiology at all. ✌🏼🇺🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@brianthomason5022]

wish borf snot Barn fish lich bill will crong dong bishel brontog Bankgn with shopping up witch choopn hot pop pop foshtnite levantang poontang crocoding dangle fun dum dingbattterz! Haha to you outsiders/ you'll never know what I just said!!!! But my neighbor does