Y'all prob'ly can't speak a great deal of true Texan, so here's a little hep cypherin' Texas speak
* Mone - Y'all come on in, or y'all follow me.
* Yonder - In a particular direction. 'That's a pretty house over yonder.
* Ahmoan - An expression of intent. 'Ahmoan gonna go to the store.'
* Whalago - Contraction of while ago. 'He was over there a whalago.'
* Aigs - A popular breakfast food. 'How'd you like your aigs, fried or scrambled'?
* Wahf - Female spouse. 'Mah wahf's been at the hospital so long I'm eatin' on the backside of the plates.'
* Ain'noneed - Not necessary. 'It looks fine to me, ain'noneed to fix it.
* Aint - Your parents' sister (or any female cousin old enough to be your parents' sister). 'Hey, Aint Judy, open the winder please.'
* Aintnun - There is not any more. 'Momma, there aintnun in the cupboard.'
* Tukkerdowt - Very tired. 'Pardner, I'm 'bout tukkerdowt.'
* Bard - past tense of borrow. 'My brother bard my pickup truck.'
* Bob Wahr - Fence used to keep cattle in the pasture. 'Careful climbin' that fence. That bob wahr will git you.'
* Chunk - To throw. 'That boy can sure chunk a baseball.'
* Thode - Past tense of throw; threw. 'I was done with it, so I thode it away.'
* Ranch - Not where you live or work, but a tool. 'Would you git me a 9/16 inch ranch'?
* Pertnear - Pretty near; almost. 'Well friend, I fell the other day and pertnear broke my laig.
* O'vair - In that direction. 'The new Chevy House is right o'vair.'
* Ritcheer - Equivalent of right here. 'I ain't missin', I'm ritcheer.'
* Mere - A piece of highly reflective glass. 'Lemme look in the mere and see if my hair's mussed up.'
* Plumb - Completely. 'I'm plumb tukkerdowt from all that thinkin'.'
* Nekkid - Having no clothes on (often as nekkid as a jaybird). 'Officer, he come a runnin' across my yard plumb nekkid.'
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