personal pronouns - Which English dialects have 2nd person plural?


"Y'all" is the famous southern US form of the 2nd person plural. The Brooklyn / Italian-American "youse" might be another.


While the existence and usage of "y'all" has been addressed somewhat thoroughly here: What is the proper usage of "Y'all" in southern American dialects , I've found nothing else on EL&U regarding 2nd person plural forms in other English dialects.


I know there was a dual form in Old English (Dual (grammatical number)) does that survive in any of the dialects in the Danelaw? Do Scots / Gaelic / Welsh / Australian / other dialects retain any type of 2nd person plural / dual in modern usage?



Answer



Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You#Informal_plural_forms:



  • y'all, or you all - southern United States and African American Vernacular English

  • you guys - U.S., particularly in the Midwest, Northeast, and West Coast; Canada, Australia. Used regardless of the genders of those referred to

  • you lot - UK

  • yous(e) - Ireland, Tyneside, Merseyside, Central Scotland

  • youse guys - in the U.S., particularly in New York City region, Philadelphia, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan; also spelt without the E

  • you-uns/yinz - Western Pennsylvania, The Appalachians

  • ye/yee/yees - Ireland, Tyneside


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