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accoont Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words53.1 51.9 24.1 9.9 17.4 10.3 212.4
Number of occurrences170101 16 1 3 1 48
Number of authors62 43 9 1 2 1 6

Occurrences of accoont in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
d, an gien oot its nummer, on accoont o the growen-ups. Growen-ups on page 19

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
a bluid feud, an wergild oan accoont o Thorstein's daith. The hird on page 14

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
me swey on my feet. I cuidna accoont for thae puffs o smoke, thoug on page 78

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
wid tae choose ma poison. Oan accoont ae the reception on page 30
ft 2 wae a muscular build oan accoont ae bein a weightliftin and dr on page 38
tae huv the money back jn the accoont before she wid even notice. B on page 61
ae maire violence though. Oan accoont ae no wantin tae make hings w on page 181
tae arrive there. Largely oan accoont ae the traffic no bein that b on page 182

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
l were wrang on ae particklar accoont. Their ain wyce-like discours on page 14
d assets intae their ain bank accoont, ye wuid ken fine the writin on page 24
ically says it cannae wark on accoont o the fack that Scotland's a on page 145

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
ies us an awmaist diarie-like accoont o an eventfu festival expairi on page 5

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
ng Statement of Ambition taks accoont o Scots language an culture. on page 7

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Thir soond chenges tends tae accoont for the greatest spelling che on page 64

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
a Muckle Help tae us, and on accoont o it I could cry this place P on page 7
He aye seems mair muckle on accoont o his boonces. on page 29
e efter he had counted it. On accoont o the glamourie, its flair wi on page 163

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
kitchen in Buchanan Street on accoont o bein "overcrowded". We got on page 136

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ries mak up this weel roundit accoont o hoo fowk leevit lang syne. on page 62

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
arnley: Tell us, Balfour, the accoont. on page 35

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Then she'd gie a blaw bi blaw accoont on page 129

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
cosy and attractive', a bank accoont 'amazingly healthy' etc. Or h on page 90

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
ot. The cat gied him the hail accoont while he wee takkin his buits on page 42

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Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
lernit in sudron as weel, oan accoont ae my guid educatioun. I dinn on page 11

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
le Derrida. Tho he hes a braw accoont o Sydney Goodsir Smith's poet on page 95

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
le James Mitchell gies a guid accoont o the wey that a new kin o po on page 110

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
'See's the accoont here, Wull.' Delaney is conge on page 72

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
are terr. Here, the'r a cutty accoont o an Aiberdeen cheil an his p on page 131

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
t ti cry him 'Big Geordie' on accoont o his estimabil heicht. 'Weil on page 6

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Sall we gie Jack the paiks on accoont o his skreivin in a fremmit l on page 91

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Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
hid a bent fir a wager micht accoont fir that. The auld raw o hoos
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
fter bein deletit or efter an accoont haes been terminatit. Google
ances mails sent tae a Google accoont by fowk that isna uisin a Goo
that isna uisin a Google Mail accoont an haes niver gree’d tae si
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
cific reference tae “takkin accoont o diversity o
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
he RWS an SND no takkin intae accoont the common Scots/English wird
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McFarlane, Ishbel Maun we mak new wirds fir a chyngin warld?, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
thon joke. Sic baurs tak nae accoont, o coorse, o the fack that En
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
Takkin accoont o GME whan settin oot nationa
tae for tae mak siccar thit a accoont is taen o the braider educati
tae consider hou they kin tak accoont o Scots in their wirk cuid be
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
piece that ettled tae gie an accoont o the Festival. It haed naeth
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
aw threip is ae langage intae accoont? The ither muckle burthen tha
r bi the editor an taen intae accoont, an ocht that can be shawn wr
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
t the’r twa houres ye canna accoont for. Twa hail houres.
hing ither, that naebody cuid accoont for, wis seen bi sindry fowk
body, an is ane we jist canna accoont for. In the mid 1890’s the
es. Tae this day, naebody can accoont for the Wow Seegnal an Cabell
llaein on fae this, an Inglis accoont o happenings in sindry kintra
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
cheyngin thair designs ti tak accoont o this an bring the naitral w
in organisms ti be taen intil accoont; thai hae a richt ti exist an
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Syne, we get a cuttie accoont o Robb’s first acquentance
er late!), an in the absorbin accoont at follaes, Robb uises source
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
r sense of occult learning on accoont o the suspicioun that the une
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
in this book — gie a vieve accoont o life in a warkin daiss faim
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
an authoritative biographical accoont o his faither that he descriv
l ( a novel giein a realistic accoont o life for miners in northern
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
e o speakin that can possibly accoont fir the leid as a hail. Coors
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
e need tae tone it doon on ma accoont. Tae let them ken that the gi
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t and needs tae be hauden tae accoont.
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t abuin. Listen here (Spotify accoont required).
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
is pairtially true. The first accoont o Pechts bein wee is fae a No
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Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
n pairty. She wisnae able, on accoont o her bein a hunner year auld
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
c muckle pouer gets cawed tae accoont; brocht intae the licht for a
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
he case that Scottish vessels accoont for 62% o landins, thats mair
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
her an that she'll gie a guid accoont o hersel.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
It pit her accoont intae the reid. She wad juist
had tae draw on Beatrice’s accoont tae buy new claes an tae dae
k the siller fae Beatrice’s accoont,
he thocht she’d gien a guid accoont o hersel, unner the circumsta
in her face saftly, “on nae accoont tak the blame. Ah made ye dae
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
PDF document ablow is a cutty accoont o Scots as a leid o politics
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
as guilty o ony penal faut on accoont o ony act or omission that
ful age, wi nae ony branks on accoont o race, nationality or religi
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
reens can haud the Tories tae accoont for the policies haundit tae
P wull need tae be haudit tae accoont, an the strang team o left-wi
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ud their leaders an media tae accoont, an unnertak the lang, sair p
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
hae a sindert Scots Tung bank accoont an sae we'v aye haed tae mind
o a bank sae a split new bank accoont haes been opened in the nem o
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
equential sense. Takkin intae accoont context and register, the for
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
mnock. MInd ye they gied guid accoont o themsels fur they killed 28

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… So the rebels a gied guid accoont o thursels.The rest o the reb

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
hing is a Leith landmark oan accoont ae it huvin formed part ae th
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
fae the doacturs, likes. Oan accoont ae him bein able tae recognis
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ly a whiskey drinker, eh? Oan accoont the stuff normally makes me f
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@Chazzbat tweeted
ur in tears as they gie thur accoont o thur experience. They felt (2020) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
ae a parody Trump supporter's accoont, an it wis sic a hit Ah decid (2022) twitter link
@ruth_wishart Accoont suspendit ???? https://t.co/Y (2022) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
airt o ma lang tyaave, in the accoont o't gien tae ma mither, as sh on page 56

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'But it cam oot o my accoont.' on page 79

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
aff for the Bank Teem't their accoont tae the very last franc on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
r. "Lut's hae a lookie it ess accoont Ah've set up, an wi'll get go on page 52

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
er gallon o ile'. 'Here's yer accoont,' he says, 'sit doon an mak i on page 108

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
it in wis clearin oot ma bunk accoont." on page 35

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
t hid needit a drink. But his accoont, thereby dismissed by lawyers on page 118

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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
er wis the Mecca money in her accoont, it wis fleein back oot the b
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
bank. Her Post Office savings accoont hid a good puckle siller in i
Double Tap Murders’ on the accoont that each hid been shot twice
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
cash intae her personal bank accoont and the promise o a Mediterra
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Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
ooiver, it maun be taen intae accoont that this road itsel, an inde
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
. Will be asking fer yer bunk accoont number within 5 minutes! http(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I emptied oot wir bank accoont when you wir lyan seek." on page 22

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
seein at da Lory widna on ony accoont tell his age, dey wir naethin on page 25
sch6l dey hed, at da end o da accoont, 'French, music, an washin-ex on page 97

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
a fact at da census onli taks accoont o English an Scots bit no Sha on page 7

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Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
llaen skreivens ir ae cursory accoont o hou things wur, espaicialli
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Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Oor bank accoont wus boast. on page 46

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
hir flamingo, an stairtet an accoont o the game, feelin quare an g on page 84

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
oul an unnèr, takkin ïntae accoont tha time he haed bin telt bi on page 2
rait ye ïll, an miscaa ye on accoont o me. Be joyfu an gled, acaus on page 4
n ïn thair Meetin Hooses. On accoont o me, ye'll be brocht afore g on page 9
en ït ïn han tae draa up an accoont o aa tha things that haes cum on page 69
is oot or blekin yer name, on accoont o tha Sinn o Man. Be richt gl on page 79
Also on pages 81, 85, 86, 95, 97, 102
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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
On accoont o whan he daen it, tha flair on page 4
days. John got tha fairm, on accoont o bein tha oulest sin left, a on page 7
ut A'm telt the' cudnae be on accoont o hoo the' wur onie bin pit b on page 30

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Executive tae tak' thon intae accoont. on page 5
ramewaark fer ivryboadie. Oan accoont o' thon we maun reflect oan t on page 17
Oan accoont o' thon hit's needfu' at poli on page 20
Oan accoont o' thon, the penel's furst re on page 25
xistin' education system. Oan accoont o' thon hit's oor notion at h on page 26
Also on pages 27, 32, 42, 45, 49, 52, 59, 60, 64
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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
ollaein gies tha maist siccar accoont o yer sex airtin?
Warkin oan ma ain accoont or en’s erran oan ma ain ac
or en’s erran oan ma ain accoont
daen en’s-erran oan yer ain accoont?
ye wark (wrocht) oan yer ain accoont in yer ain consarn, gie whut
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