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Use in varieties of Scots

ceevil Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14 10.3 4.5 0 23.2 0 79.7
Number of occurrences4520 3 0 4 0 18
Number of authors11 7 2 1 1

Occurrences of ceevil in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"Then it wisnae awfy ceevil o ye tae offer it," said Alis on page 44

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
gangin onie further, fer oor ceevil servants are weel rehearsed i on page 89
ehall - be they politicos or ceevil servants maitters nane - it on page 113
e warkin haun in glove wi the ceevil servants at the Mop, The fack on page 122

3 matches

Peffers, Bob Whit Aboot Ma Ceevil Richts?, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, poetry
Whit Aboot Ma Ceevil Richts?
"Haw! Whit about Ma Ceevil Richt?"
2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
e he’d kent tae keep a mair ceevil tung in hes heid. Tories wis
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
mbs in an ermchair. They were ceevil, bit fykie like.
e that, ye’re corruptin the ceevil society. Bit is that mair imp
r shawed nae interest efter a ceevil boo.
3 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Scotland wis tore in twa wi a ceevil weir until 1573, twa governor
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ie credibeelity politeicians, ceevil servants an the estaiblishmen
ts government politeecians an ceevil servants haes been sae sair d
ic upsteerer that haes fautit ceevil servants in the Executive o '
ou muckle haes cooncillors an ceevil servants been telt aboot pitt
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
shuid be setten up athin the Ceevil Service tae wyce on the dalin
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
r. The S.E., or raither thair ceevil servants', answer tae cover f
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
r quaistens aff meenisters an ceevil servants aboot policy an fund
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
mi mither brocht me up ti be ceevil ti fowk, an Ah'm askin ye kin on page 45

1 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
rry on fan I had jist asked a ceevil question. on page 124

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
n heidaches; ye couldna get a ceevil word oot o'm. on page 8

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
s broos at dis, but wis aafil ceevil, an said, "I beg dy pardon! D on page 26
"Dan hit wisna aafil ceevil o dee ta offer," said Alice, on page 68
orty an said, "If du canna be ceevil, du better feenishes da story on page 75

4 matches

Ulster

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Ceevil pairtner
Ceevil pairtner
Ceevil pairtner
Ceevil pairtner
Ceevil pairtner
18 matches

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