English's Closest Relative

Ever heard of the language Yola?

Probably not, because it's extinct!

Where was Yola spoken?

Yola was spoken in County Wexford, particularly in the baronies of Forth and Bargy. It's very similar to English as we know today. It's almost scary!

How and Why is it similar?

As for how, many Yolan words are almost the same as modern english. A few examples are:

about/abut

against/ayenst

among/amang

for/vor

upon/apan

through/trugh

Many nouns are also similar!

morsel/morsaale

hatchet/hatcheat

dinner/dineare

reader/readeare

wedding/weddeen

Even their numbers were similar!

one/oan

two/twye

three/ dhree

four/voure

five/veeve

six/zeese

seven/zeven

eight/ayght

nine/neen

ten/dhen

As for why they sound the same, Yola uses a lot of words we still use today, they just change where the emphasis is, such as hatCHEAT instead of hATCHet.

Fun fact: Yola means "old" in Yola.

(This is a brief breakdown of Yola, find more info from my source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_and_Bargy_dialect )

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