LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Resources created by Clare J. Dannenberg

A Dialect Dictionary of Lumbee English
Originally published as a booklet by the North Carolina Language and Life Project at NC State University, this page provides a brief explanation of Lumbee English as well as a dictionary of terms and definitions from the Lumbee English dialect.
Format: article
By Clare J. Dannenberg, Hayes A. Locklear, Natalie Schilling-Estes, and Dr. Walt Wolfram.
The Official Lumbee Vocabulary Test or How to Tell a Lum from a Foreigner
Try this Lumbee vocabulary quiz and see how well you know Lumbee English.
Format: article
By Clare J. Dannenberg, Hayes A. Locklear, Natalie Schilling-Estes, and Dr. Walt Wolfram.