variantology words from theory!!!

minor

british english, children to 18

pupils

girls to 12 yo, boys to 14 yo

minors (sc.)

older children to 18

extortion

scottish, british - blackmail

blackmail

british

cairn

scottish, bor from gaelic, a pine of stones that marks the top of the mountain or special place

sporran

scottish, borrowed from gaelic, a small furry bag that hangs in front of the man’s kilt

gate

scottish, road

dinnae

scottish, don’t

wee

scottish, small

kirk

scottish, church

lassie

scottish, girl

backward

irish, shy

to doubt

irish, to believe strongly

bold

irish, naughty

biddable

irish, obedient

feasant

irish, affable (Приветливый)

banshee

irish, fairy woman, from “bean sidhe”

destroy

the gaelic influence in irish?? mill - destroy

drenched

the gaelic influence in irish?? baite

baite

irish, drenched

mill

irish, destroy

begorrah

irishism, by god

ava

at all, irish, shared with scottish

greet

cry weep, irish, shared with scottish

brae

hill, irish, shared with scottish

They do be talking..

irish

ye

you plural form, irish

fall

autumn, american

guess

think, american

sick

ill, american

redbud

an american tree having small budlike pink flowers, americanism

blue-grass

a sort of grass in north america, americanism

ranch

americanism, borrowing from spanish, farm?

sombrero

americanism, borrowing from spanish, the hat?

toboggan

americanism, borrowing from indian, sled

caribou

americanism, borrowing from indian, reindeer

dorm

dormitory, american shortening

mo

moment, american shortening

cert

certainty, american shortening

Tory

canadian, shared with british, a conservative party canadian politician

busker

canadian, shared with british, street performer

parkade

canadianism, parking garage

chesterfield

canadianism, a sofa

to fathom out

canadianism, to explain

to table a document

canadian, to present it, BUT in the US - to withdraw from consideration

truck

australian (american too), lorry (british)

bahaviour - behavior

br - australian/american

outback

australian, remote regional areas

walkabout

australian, a long journey of uncertain length

bush

australian, native forested areas

-o, -ie, -za

australian unique diminutives (often to abbreviated words)

arvo

australian, afternoon

servo

australian, service station

rego

australian, annual motor vehicle registration

barbie

australian, barbecue

bikkie

australian, biscuit

Shazza

australian, Sharon

to have a captain cook, to have a captain

australian, to have a look, RHYMING SLANG

-ise / -ize

-ise New zealand ending, -ize british

kiwi

new zealand, a bird; maori

tui

new zealand, a bird; maori

shellfish

new zealand, a fish; maori

hoki

new zealand, a fish; maori

kauri

new zealand, native tree; maori

rimu

new zealand, maori, native tree

bach

new zealand, a small holiday home, with one/two rooms and simple construction

footpath

new zealand, pavement

togs

new zealand, swimming costume

up the Puhoi without a paddle

new zealand, to be in difficulties without an obvious solution

sticky beak

new zealand, curious abt people’s affairs (with tease), in australian with critisism

bra, bru

South African, male friend

dorp

South African, a smaal rural town or village

sat

South African, dead

boy

South African, a black man (derog)

township

South African, urban area for black, coloured or Indian South Africans under apartheid (segragation)

book of life

South African, national identity document

apartheid

South African, a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race

trek

South African, a long difficult jourey, especially on foot

please do the needful

indian, antique to british

you will be intimated shortly

indian, antique to british

your obedient servant

indian, antique to british

bandh, hartal

indian, strikes

challan

indian, monetary receipt / traffic ticket

jungle

indian

bungalow

indian

pyjama

indian

crore

indian, ten millions

scheduled tribe

indian, a socially / economically backward indian tribe ewith special privileges from government

mohalla

indian, an area of a town or village, a community

drive-in

american, a cinema / restaurant that one can visit without leaving the car

sweets - candy

br - am

reception clerk - desk clerk

br - am

shop - store

used in both, but shop frequent to br, store to american

colour - color

br - am

honour - honor

br - am

favourite - favorite

br - am

centre - center

br - am

theatre - theater

br - am

catalogue - catalog

br - am