Origins Of The Southern Accent

[UberEatsDriver]

We don't say "NAWLINS" either fam that shyt is just a goofy nickname that caught on

I’m not from there so idk but the way that lady in the video pronounced it sounded like an aggressive NY style pronunciation

Just peeped the comments under her video and it seems like some folks from New Orleans have experienced being asked if they are New Yorkers when leaving their city.

I’ll be in New Orleans real soon again!

 

[Apollo Creed]

interesting.

One that tripped me out was a Jamaican accent being of Irish origins.

I used to work with some Irish clients years back and them mofos sound Jamaican when they casual talk lol

 

[old boy]

@old boy but she makes a point tho. The way they say “nawlins” would sound similar to a New Yorker pronouncing that exact same word.

We don’t say NAWLINS because we aren’t from there and we call it New Orleans.

actually no, their vowel sound in "nawlins" is different than how we pronounce it in "york"

we push the lips out more and the sound is more glottalized (honestly i hate the ny accent lol)

 

[UberEatsDriver]

actually no, their vowel sound in "nawlins" is different than how we pronounce it in "york"

we push the lips out more and the sound is more glottalized (honestly i hate the ny accent lol)

I’m looking at the comments and some of the NO folks are saying they’ve been asked if they are from NY a few times.

Can’t even find a decent video on Youtibe to further research.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

I wonder if the Barbados Accent also has strong Irish roots also?

 

[UberEatsDriver]

One thing that is annoying about YouTube in this topic is that many of these video makers do not know the difference between slang and accent.

 

[Sbp]

I’m not from there so idk but the way that lady in the video pronounced it sounded like an aggressive NY style pronunciation

Just peeped the comments under her video and it seems like some folks from New Orleans have experienced being asked if they are New Yorkers when leaving their city.

I’ll be in New Orleans real soon again!

I just listened to it the way she said "awlins" was accurate but we definitely fully pronounce New. Idk may people from other places don't hear it when we do

 

[Take It In Blood]

is this why 21 Savage was able to switch from a british accent to southern accent so easily?

 

[old boy]

I’m looking at the comments and some of the NO folks are saying they’ve been asked if they are from NY a few times.

Can’t even find a decent video on Youtibe to further research.

oh word? damn if they're saying that then there must be something there

 

[K.O.N.Y]

the southern accent is just a slowed down british accent

 

[UberEatsDriver]

is this why 21 Savage was able to switch from a british accent to southern accent so easily?

Maybe so.

 

[Cadillac]

ha

Yea...I only hear the term online

have you been living under a rock breh

 

[Ake1725]

There have been several books on this. Kinda flies in the face of people among the . Ebonics/AAVE came from us applying African grammar style to the new language we were forced to learn during slavery. We still can hear this in our speech today.

I feel like I've argued about this with @xoxodede or somebody else on this forum.

I don't even mess with that ADOS shyt heavy like that but they be the main ones discussing AA cultures african origins on this site.