The Larks
The Larks cartoon strip illustrates the daily life of a modern day Potteries Dialect Family living in Stoke-on-Trent / The Six Towns & Newcastle areas. Created by proud Stokie cartoonist Chris Altham who’s an ‘in awe’ fan of the great works of the late Staffordshire cartoonist Dave Follows with ‘May un Mar Lady’, (which featured in the North Staffordshire Evening Sentinel from 1985). Chris also has a life long passion to promote the unique #PotteriesDialect and capture the humour and friendliness of the people from #StokeonTrent and the #SixTowns
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The Larks are getting ready for the Potters Arf and as always dad has left it till the last minute to train. No worries, Iona Lark knows how to get her hubby in to shape. Click or more info on The Potters Arf
Potteries Dialect –
the spoken word from
the Six Towns of Stoke-on-Trent
Am rate nesh –
I am very cold
Dunna – don’t
Wunna – wouldn’t
Cunna – couldn’t
Mucka – friend, mate
Mar mate –
my friend / mate
Ecas lark – no way
I onna – I’m not
I conna – I cannot
Conna grumble –
I’m okay, can’t complain
Wot dust fancy –
what do you prefer
Chayers – cheers
Mora – more a
Oh Rate – you okay
Bob-a-job –
small amount of money in return for undertaking a simple job suitable for a youngster
Elp – help
Chays – cheese
Yer – your
Defo – definitely
Fost – firist
Nippin aat – nipping out
Goreet – got it
Ay up & Ey up –
Hi, hiya, hello
Up Anley – Up in Hanley
Up Boslom – up in Burslem
Up Castle – up in Newcastle
Downt Stoke – down in Stoke
Yeetin – You eating
Todd – Lonesome / on your own
Befowa – Before
Wom – Home
Many more to follow