As a native hoi toid speaker I can confirm that we exist, and in numbers greater than 5000. I'd guess at least 20,000. The accent doesn't magically disappear on

As a native hoi toid speaker I can confirm that we exist, and in numbers greater than 5000. I'd guess at least 20,000. The accent doesn't magically disappear once you get off Ocracoke. Quite a few of us woodsers grew up with it (GGFather migrated from Harker's Island).