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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby VexXx Dogg » March 19th, 2023, 5:06 pm

Yes.
You'll find different twangs depending on your place of upbringing and/or formative influence.
Also different grammar and completely different lexicons.

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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby ruffneck_12 » March 20th, 2023, 8:24 am

Kickstart wrote:The Jamaican accent is alive up in laventille, movant and Beetham.



well the commonality between them is Crime rate and IQ

so other aspects will follow suit tbh

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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby teems1 » March 20th, 2023, 9:38 am

Yes. The further south you go, the more sing songy the accent becomes.

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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby MaxPower » March 20th, 2023, 9:47 am

teems1 wrote:Yes. The further south you go, the more sing songy the accent becomes.


Yep and all them tanty voice does be loud and high pitch.

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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby leavingforgood » March 20th, 2023, 10:01 am

There are some regions in Trinidad where for the life of me I cannot understand what they are saying without asking them to repeat or slow down. I know people try to say it's a grammar thing but there's so much more to it.

I think when people/foreigners think of a T&T accent they think of the Arima/East accent. This accent is the prominent T&T accent that I believe has lasted through generations and can be clearly heard on old recordings and tv shows.

The "affluent" West accent is watered down with North American influences due to the population comprising a disproportionate amount of foreigners and citizens who have lived abroad. I think this accent had to be watered down in order to be understood by a broader audience. I classify the West accent as the News Anchor accent.

The "not-so-affluent" West accent is broken up into two categories. One is a mix of the East and West accents. The second is a broken version of the East accent which makes them sound like a watered-down Jamaican. The second accent is harsh on the ears and sounds like they are delayed...developmentally. I struggle to understand them especially when they are working customer service jobs.

The East Indian central accent is usually high-pitched with some Hindi words mixed in. This accent is harsh on the ears and sounds like nails on a chalkboard. I struggle to understand them but thankfully they dilute it when working in customer service positions.

The African central accent usually reflects where the person grew up which is usually not in Central.

The south accent sounds like a mild Jamaican accent to me. The more affluent south people sound like a watered-down version of the West accent.

The Tobagonian accent sounds like a straight-up Jamaican accent to me. I struggle to understand a word they say.

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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby leavingforgood » March 20th, 2023, 10:02 am

I have never understood the whole sing-songy thing. I don't hear it.

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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby teems1 » March 20th, 2023, 10:19 am

leavingforgood wrote:I have never understood the whole sing-songy thing. I don't hear it.



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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby leavingforgood » March 20th, 2023, 10:30 am

teems1 wrote:
leavingforgood wrote:I have never understood the whole sing-songy thing. I don't hear it.




I think it's a reach but with so many people agreeing they can't be wrong. I think it depends on the crowd you hang out with and the region they are from.

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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby paid_influencer » March 20th, 2023, 5:49 pm

leavingforgood wrote:I have never understood the whole sing-songy thing. I don't hear it.


me either tbh

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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby MaxPower » March 20th, 2023, 6:05 pm

Does the Sande Grande folk have an accent?

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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby redmanjp » March 20th, 2023, 6:47 pm

leavingforgood wrote:I have never understood the whole sing-songy thing. I don't hear it.


its definitely more prominent in schools when children are reading out loud

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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby moving » March 21st, 2023, 9:17 am

As a westman my whole life, i never knew i had an "accent" until i ventured past the lighthouse.

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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby solarkh » March 21st, 2023, 10:28 am

West Trinidad = fake Yankie accent

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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 21st, 2023, 11:28 pm

Explaining the Jamaican accent
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMYQeRvKF/

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Re: Do we have geographic accents in Trinidad

Postby MISHI » March 22nd, 2023, 2:57 am

Yes. Even here in Tobago, there is a clear difference between people on the Western side of the island and the Eastern "country" folk.

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