| Summary: | save v "_Sove_" meaning "_saved_" is quite a common word on Bell Island. This is the only place I've ever heard it used and it usually. refers to saving things such as money. It does not refer to saving someone's life. I've heard it used by both young and old alike, including teachers. Not everyone uses it; however, but certain families who are native to this place. Immigrants have not, in most cases, adopted this word. It is indeed part of the Bell Islander's vocabulary and is used quite frequently in ordinary Yes DICT CEN _over_ Used I and Sup Not used Not used Nfld. FOLKLORE SURVEY
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