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Use in varieties of Scots

naa Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.5 4.8 1.6 79.5 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences209 1 8 2 0 0
Number of authors7 4 1 1 1

Occurrences of naa in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
"Naa, naa!' she geegled, shakin her aul on page 29

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Naa. We'll no leave oor ain again on page 31
Naa... naw he haesna. on page 75
Naa, you nor me need that not, an on page 127

3 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Naa, ma wee lamb, naa, on page 25
nna, whit's-mine-is-mine. But naa - on page 29

3 matches

Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
naa hegemony,
1 matches

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
e a stitch on em. Edinbro’s naa e warmest place but ey didnae
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
"Naa, naa," I says. "Ah'm Libra and tha on page 10
e gaan wi Loganair," said I. "Naa, naa," said he. "Too dear. on page 20
Naa. Winters are no a lot o fun - on page 75
Naa - sheu wis June and ah'm Oct on page 79

8 matches

Shetland

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
Willie said naa, da wind wid turn southerly
1 matches

Sinclair, James Yarnin, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
Naa boy, du’s no likly ta see F
1 matches

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