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Use in varieties of Scots

coman Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.9 0 19.2 308 0 0 0
Number of occurrences430 12 31 0 0 0
Number of authors12 2 10

Occurrences of coman in Corpus

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Doric

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
whan the sun shines some days coman on fur June, on page 111
Coman near the gate on page 122

3 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
doon an make oot what she wis coman till, but id wis too dark til on page 9
ed her eyes till see what wis coman. Id wis e White Rabbit return on page 16
hed changed his mind, an wis coman back till feenish his story. on page 30
an get ready for yer walk!' 'Coman in a meenad, nurse! But A've on page 32
s. Alice knew id wis e Rabbit coman till look for her, an she tre on page 34
Also on pages 36, 81, 100
9 matches

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
black. They telt me I haed it coman. I wis bonny an blide and I w on page 22

2 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
"Thir's no wey that he's coman in" wis Merro's warning words on page 81
O coman home tae tell his mam he coul on page 98

2 matches

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
Hoo his apprenticeship is coman on, on page 40

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
"Will you be coman back?" he speerd. I swear he on page 20
ged bi the whistles that were coman fae me pals, on page 30
"There's no more maet coman in this hoose - we're no cat on page 31
Coman here wi aal yer insults. This on page 35
Weel, Granny sees him coman and as soon as he gets near, on page 55
Also on pages 58, 69
8 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
i only the nirt o the thowt o coman haem on page 17
Fer her coman o age she asked o her faither on page 19
e keep her, Noor lippens, fae coman back fer weeks, an burns a fe on page 58
Orcadia. The Ting kens whit's coman. If thoo an me tak noo, on page 69
hy pret wi that? The future's coman. He's gotten somtheen new - on page 79
Also on pages 133, 144, 150, 156, 159
11 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Tatties and neeps coman up on page 79

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ain tae um that ur brither is coman at, bit eel niver be able tae on page 87

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
black. They telt me I haed it coman. I wis bonny an blide an I wi on page 76
e light o the moon I saw them coman ower the hill. An I heard the on page 77

2 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
coman here, ootside, tae stand on page 32

1 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
an say. "Nah, the tides still coman' in. Hid'll no rain till hid

@johnkmitchinson tweeted
Orkney, we’re coman hame! https://t.co/alDmYQXyyZ (2021) twitter link

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