Noah's Ark

(Both Prospect & Pembroke speak LUM; however, they each have their own dialect) In Pembroke, its Noah's Ark and in Prospect, its No-wee's Ark. EXAMPLE: I believe dat girl uh John Pat's (Elect Faline Locklear Dial) is gonnuh give Mr. No-wee a good challenge.

LUMBEE HOMECOMING 10 COMMANDMENTS

1. Thou shalt not block my view of duh parade wid your fat butt.
2. Thou shalt not assume thyself an idol that I should worship.
3. Thou shalt not use the Lord's name in vain when ye realize those high heels weren't intended for those who are 300 on duh hoof.
4. Thou shalt remember to keep dis Lumbee Sabbath holy by pulling up yore blame pants.
5. Thou shalt honor thy LUMBEE ELDERS!
6. Thou shalt not enrage anudder LUM to duh point dat dey wannuh kill'ye!
7. Thou shalt not be uh look'n fur summ'n duh git took up wid.
8. Thou shalt not overcharge for a half-cooked collard sammitch.
9. Thou shalt not spread a lie against everybody dat walks by! (Just dem dat deserve it!)
10. THOU SHALT NOT COVET MY TURKEY LEG, FUNNEL CAKE, AND RIBBON FRIES!

'fard' = forehead

EXAMPLE: Keep it up liah! Immuh be bustjew upside duh fard! ALTERNATE: 'fard' = fired EXAMPLE: Dat dunce got fard fum uh good job!

Tear = To leave a place quickly

Boy, you seen them LAW's coming you better tear.

Can also use 'tore' as the past tense. As in...

Son, them L-A-W's (the police) showed up and tore from dare

perished = hungry

IN HONOR OF Debbie Lowery's GRANDMA PINKY: Oh people, ya'll betta git in dare in git dem pots tuh stink'n and feed me a mouthful uh sump'n tuh eat. I'm uh 'pershed'. Ya'll gonna find me laid out summuhs!

use'n to

use'n to = once did EXAMPLE: Dem Revels'ese (Shawnda Cummings) mustuh notuh sold dat crowd duh recipe cause dat BBQ don't taste like hit use'n to.

day'll look'n fur duh last uf'm = hospice

 day'll look'n fur duh last uf'm = hospice EXAMPLE: Day fount'm wid cancer and duh last I hurd tell wuz day'll look'n fur duh last uf'm.

pitchdurs = pitcures

pitchdurs = pitcures EXAMPLE: Dat gal's uhalways post'n pitchdurs uh her look'n luk a scank!

Duh devil's ass

 (many LUMS appear to be fascinated with Lucifer's Rear End) 'duh devil's ass' = an emphatic no; if your question doesn't offend them; they will say the short version 'duh devil' EXAMPLE: Hey muh cuz'n if u win duh lottery u gonnuh give me a million? "Duh devil's ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

sountchee = sent you

sountchee = sent you EXAMPLE: Cancer insurance salesman knocked on my door. At the time I was enjoying a big dip of Grizzly. I stepped out on the porch; spit a long brown stream in to the flowerbed at his feet and in my best Prospect accent I asked, "Poppuh, who is you uh hunt'n? Ain't dee no'un told you white people ain't allowed in Prospect after dark? Who sountchee dis away?"

Hide nor Hair

 'hide nuh hare' EXAMPLE: Hunny I'm seed hide nuh hare uh dat liah!

bad duh

bad duh = a bad habit EXAMPLE: Hiz bad duh drink. OR Hiz bad duh smoke'em a sprig uh dat grrra-asss.

Pilot Snake

uh pilot = the world's most dangerous snake; it will run you down and kill you; it will climb in your bed and kill you; it lays in wait hoping for you to pass by so it can kill you. EXPLANATION: For some reason LUMS are aware of a snake unknown to science its called UH PILOT. Every snake that a LUM sees automatically becomes UH PILOT and must die immediately!

chewing tobacco

LUMBEE VOCAB. chew'n dubackur = chewing tobacco EXAMPLE: You betta mind where u step in duh Pembroke Piggly Wiggly parking lot! Yore liable duh step in uh big wad uh chew'n dubackur!