Bermuda Accent or Dialect?

[ieatchickens]

Just curious as to how the natives in Bermuda talk. Do people there talk with a British Accent or does Bermuda's proximity to the US influence the language with a southern accent?

 

I have never seen this topic brought up and was real curious how the natives speak.

 

:confused:

[iheartbda]

Proximity has no influence so no southern accent, unless it's an American who happens to be living there.;)

You will find British accents as well as other accents that reflect the cultural diversity such as Portuguese, African, Spanish-Caribbean and probably a number of others.

[bdaguy]

I ain't got no accent. You lot do.

[jollyjones]

I ain't got no accent. You lot do.

 

Um um, true that.

[32N64W]

And another thing... it's "LOCALS", not "natives". The onliest natives round hur is them Mohawks out in St. David's!

[BermudaMom]

Ve do truly av our own vay of speakin!

 

http://www.fourstar.bm/entry/fourstar/bvurds.html

 

If you go to the above link on the Four Star Pizza website you will find a listing of Bermewjun vurds and axplanations. A good laugh. Sorry, not sure how to make a link work but that is the site.

 

Of course, this is the extreme and most of us have variations on different accents depending on our heritage, education and various influences.

[Charles4515]

Just curious as to how the natives in Bermuda talk. Do people there talk with a British Accent or does Bermuda's proximity to the US influence the language with a southern accent?

 

I have never seen this topic brought up and was real curious how the natives speak.

 

:confused:

 

Take a trip there and see how they speak :-)

 

It is possibly dependent on where you are from on how you think Bermudians speak. I grew up in the midwest and have lived the last 25 or so in Maryland near Washington, DC. To me they sound like people from the US Mid Atlantic region. I don't hear a British accent or a deep south accent.

[ieatchickens]

Take a trip there and see how they speak :-)

 

It is possibly dependent on where you are from on how you think Bermudians speak. I grew up in the midwest and have lived the last 25 or so in Maryland near Washington, DC. To me they sound like people from the US Mid Atlantic region. I don't hear a British accent or a deep south accent.

 

I am way ahead of you Chuck! Check my signature!

 

I prowl these threads often and was wondering how much of an international feel will Bermuda have being so close to the US and a thought hit me, how do they speak?

 

Since I am from the upper mid west (think the movie Fargo) I will anticipate some type of accent.

[Charles4515]

I am way ahead of you Chuck! Check my signature!

 

I prowl these threads often and was wondering how much of an international feel will Bermuda have being so close to the US and a thought hit me, how do they speak?

 

Since I am from the upper mid west (think the movie Fargo) I will anticipate some type of accent.

 

I love the movie Fargo and that accent. I think the Bermudian accent will probably sound like a southern accent to you, but not a deep southern accent.

[iheartbda]

I love the movie Fargo and that accent. I think the Bermudian accent will probably sound like a southern accent to you, but not a deep southern accent.

Huh???