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Use in varieties of Scots

shaa Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.9 1 4.5 49.7 255.7 0 0
Number of occurrences542 3 5 44 0 0
Number of authors13 1 1 3 8

Occurrences of shaa in Corpus

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Central

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
shaa us yer fess, on page 66
syne shaa me thi wey. on page 67

2 matches

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
he Queen interruppit, "I cwid shaa ye knowes, in confeirance tae on page 31
ain-traivel at aa. I wes in a shaa eenou-an I wuss I cwid ging b on page 39

3 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Whin a craftsman sets oot tae shaa whut he can dae. on page 71

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I shaa'd me caird tae aal me freends on page 9
hem roond the countryside and shaa them aal the sights on page 58

2 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
thraet, but a opportunity tae shaa the galaxy whit wey tae wirk on page 85
screens ahint is stairtan tae shaa the aerly signs O a mortal st on page 152

2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
wisna an aafil guid chance ta shaa aff foo muckle shö kent, see on page 9
oot it. An yit I wiss I could shaa dee wir cat Dinah: I tink du on page 22
o far fae wirs, I wid laek ta shaa dee him! A peerie bricht-eyed on page 23
afil blyde ta get a chance ta shaa aff a peerie twaartree o aa d on page 60
"Weel, I canna shaa dee mesel," da Mock Turtle sa on page 98

5 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
he pat a rainbow i da lift ta shaa fock dat dis wid nivir befaa on page 8
You man aye shaa respect fir your midder an fe on page 16
¶ wi him bit nedder o dem wid shaa whit dey felt. Only owld Naom on page 20
ak hadd an da breer begins ta shaa. on page 35
an shaa me da richt wye ta geng. on page 48
Also on pages 73, 93, 99, 127, 137, 167, 171
15 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ur her, an shü's aksed me ta shaa her foo ta mak kirn milk an b on page 9

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Een extends da tidder; can shaa wis anidder wirld on page 19

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
pooer is in dat wye seen tae shaa status an wealt, an dat maks on page 9
means at da data is wint tae shaa mair whit laek it is idda nat on page 19
short depeindin on whaar dey shaa up ithin a wird. Linguistical on page 28
r a weel røtit intuition tae shaa contractions wi da apostrophe on page 36
eerier adjectives is wint tae shaa comparision wi da suffixes - on page 51
Also on pages 53, 54, 61, 70
10 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Een extends da tidder; can shaa wis anidder wirld on page 24
takk wir braeth awa, shaa on page 49
shaa'd dee dy first nest, dy first on page 85
du's shaa'n me someen at I nivver kent on page 86
o da moorie. Only her een shaa. on page 98

6 matches

De Luca, Christine Paes Eggs, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
morroless lik dee; shaa’d her
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Gaet-markers, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
pin-pointin wis; buoys ta shaa a channel
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Guide, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
a guide ta shaa de
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
at wird at we man wirk wi. Ta shaa foo I tink da wird ‘dialect
Dan I wid gaeng on ta shaa dem at dis wisna da caese -
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
da peerie lass on my lap tae shaa her da spoons. I couldna beli
1 matches

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