The Cumbrian accent and its associated local speech are simply called the Cumbrian dialect or sometimes referred to by its older, more specific names like the Cumberland dialect or Westmorland dialect. It is a Northern English accent deeply influenced by Old Norse, Scottish, and Celtic roots.
Some parts of Cumbria have a more North-East English sound to them. Whilst clearly spoken with a Northern English accent, the Cumbrian dialect shares much vocabulary with Scots.
Cumbria is a large area with several relatively isolated districts, so there is quite a large variation in accent, especially between North and South or the coastal towns. The local dialect in the Lake District is rich in its Norwegian Viking and Celtic roots.
Do you mean what accent do people from Carlisle have? I live there. Some people have a Cumbrian accent, some people sound like they're from Scotland (because they are), and some don't sound like they're from Cumbia or Scotland.
In the Wellcome Trust survey, Cumbrians showed up as a distinct regional genetic cluster, a community that was genetically different from the rest of Britain. There is no “Celtic gene” but people from traditionally Celtic regions show clear genetic differences from other Britons.
'Yan' means 'one' in the old Cumbrian dialect counting system. If you listen closely, you will still hear lots of local farmers using the same system today to count their sheep.
Carlisle is slight but muscular and has a slight English accent from his youth, but can speak with a flawless American accent. It is also stated in Breaking Dawn that he looks like Zeus's "younger better-looking brother" . His original eye color was blue before becoming a vampire.
A dowry of rain… Parney: rain; “dowry of Parney,” a quantity of rain. Anglo-Indian slang from the Hindoo, Pani, water; Gipsy, Pane. Old Indian officers always call brandy and water Brandy Pawnee.
'Marra' – used mainly in west Cumbria to mean 'mate' – is now included in the Collins online dictionary. Marra is defined as “a northern English dialect form of mate”.
The emoji 🍠 is a roasted sweet potato. It's commonly used to represent the food, especially when referencing the East Asian custom of offering it to the full moon. It can also be used in slang to describe being frustrated or feeling stuck, or as a replacement for the word "yams" in texting.
In Geordie (Tyneside dialect), "hinny" (or "hinnie") means honey, used as a term of endearment for a loved one, child, or even a girl/woman, similar to "darling" or "pet," derived from the word "honey" and common in Northern England and Scotland. It's often heard in phrases like "Howay hinny" (Come on, dear) and is famously part of the "singin' hinny," a type of traditional scone that sizzles while cooking.
