The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #61859 Message #996849
Posted By: Billy the Bus
04-Aug-03 - 11:57 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Where is Cowdenknowes?
Subject: RE: Where is Cowdenknowes?
"Yowes" was a very common pronunciation for ewes in southern NZ up to just a few years back. There's a stil a strong Scots language influence from immigrants from 1840-60 here.