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Wiganese Language Research & Translations


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What is Wiganese? Wiganese is the language of the town of Wigan and it’s people, Wiganers. It is the regional dialect of Wigan and it’s quite difficult for people outside of Wigan to understand. The pronunciation of words is unique, so much so that there is an Iphone App and various webpages online available for translation of English to Wiganese and vise versa.


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Wiganese Language Examples


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azzy etten worriz getten? azzy - etten - wor - iz - getten

Has he eaten what he’s got


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Eenose nowt abartit ee - nose - nowt - abart - it

He knows nothing about it


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art cooertin? art - cooertin

Are you couriting? Are you seeing a member of the opposite sex?


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supittup sup - it - up

Drink it all


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whurs closit? whurs - closit

Where is the closet? Where is the lavatory


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best bidooin! best - bi - dooin

We’d better be doing. We’d better hurry up.


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reet good! reight - good

right good very good


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Oreet Or - ee - t

Alright Are you alright?


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don’t meka peep don’t - mek - a - peep

Don’t mek a peep Don’t make a sound Please be quite


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Eez gowin wom eez - go - win - wom

He’s going home


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Al si thi later al - si - thi - late - er

I’ll see you later


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s’alreet fer thee? sall - reet - fer - thee

It it alright for you? Is everything alright for you?


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owdon abit ow - don - a - bit

Hold on a bit Hold on a minute


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wotsthawants? whats - tha - wants

what do you want?


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duswant? dis - want

do you want?


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yon babbys strykin yon - bab - bies - stry - king

The baby is crying


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