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Use in varieties of Scots

yis Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words93 7.2 7.5 0 197.6 175.7 1009.1
Number of occurrences29814 5 0 34 17 228
Number of authors27 8 5 9 1 4

Occurrences of yis in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
as this. Weel done, the lot o yis!' on page 18
day I'll go the messages for yis aw. And ilka day we will eat on page 79

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
can yis no hear the thunner on page 77

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ough an smiled an said, 'Will yis hae a wee drop tea?' She wis on page 44
boayes fightin fur, Ah thoat yis wir gaun up the country.' on page 45

2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
. Beatrice had finally fund a yis for aa the first aid trainin
“Nae yis,” the man telt him. “Ye b
“Nae yis,” the man telt him. “Ye b
or hae eneuch delicacy in her yis o thair leid, tae haunle this
4 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
wis a wean A'm shair maist e' yis wis jeest the same Bit ma sen
1 matches

astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
t Coklay didnae complain whyn yis whisked her up the chimney.
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
eached the, I’m very fond of yis stage, after I’ve swallied t(2020) search twitter

@ionafyfe tweeted
@OorVyce See yis at i neist een!(2019) search twitter

Doric

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Exodus20:3, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
swalla yis. on page 67

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
it Isobel, "a thoosan 'Ah luv yis' cudna mak up fir at." | on page 31

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ithers all joined in chorus, "Yis, please do!" But e Moose only on page 29

1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
ooks up an doon the waws. Wid yis credit it, the schyoopit cunt
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
Iss is an affa serious poll. Yis should aa vote. Stovies. Fit (2019) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
wirk ida Temple fir a start. Yis, Am better aff oot o here.' A on page 115

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Yis! Isn yon a disgrace," I said, on page 44

1 matches

Nicholson, James Lallans 58 - Do whit du’s telt, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
"Yis, mam." on page 17

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ator: Turnin staetments intae yis/no-questions on page 45
it; an polar questions (caaed yis/no questions firbye), whaar w on page 89
intonation, shaain dat it's a yis/no question. on page 90
dem intae yis/no-questions. Da idea is d'ir on page 91

5 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
“Yis, Rasmie”
“Yis, noo faa doo asleep,” he sm
2 matches

Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
“Yis, yis, I ken, but mibee he stopped
1 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
commaands tae turn dem intil yis/no questions. Da idea is d'ir

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
she might aesy be tae blame. Yis, trows ir aboot aa da time, y
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
ay an just tried trackin dem, yis wir road is white an a peerie (2021) twitter link
@tattooedselkie Yis weel I wis in da door fir abo (2021) twitter link

@tattooedselkie tweeted
@moadore Yis, when I studied in Glasgow I (2021) search twitter
@jimmywim @moadore Yis, even here in Aberdeen dey ha(2021) search twitter
@RedValkyrie84 Yis, yun as weel!(2021) search twitter
@Rhome123J Yis, ony o da local butchers wid (2021) search twitter
@claure2 Yis, dem an aa!(2021) search twitter
and 13 other occurrences.

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
sations in eet, "an whit's th yis o a book," thocht Ahlice, "wi on page 7
Ahlice, "eet would no b' ony yis withoot ma shooders. Och Ah w on page 11
There seemed tae b' nae yis in hingin aboot th wee door, on page 12
"Och, there's nae yis bubblin lik that!" said Ahlic on page 14
stei doon here! Eet'll b' hae yis thum puttin their heids doon on page 19
Also on pages 20, 46, 51, 52, 55, 57, 78, 83, 102, 104, 116
17 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
irt fer tha wean. As shuin as yis fin hïm, wud ye brïng me wu on page 2
A'm baptisin yis wi wattèr fer tae show yis h on page 3
me. Be joyfu an gled, acause yis hae a pooerfu reward waitin f on page 4
gdom o Heiven. Fer A'm tellin yis this: less yer guidness gaes on page 5
Yis hae heerd that ït wus saed, on page 6
Also on pages 7, 8, 9, 72, 78, 79, 80, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112
221 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
"Yis dinnae fancie gan roon tae Le on page 23

2 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
oose. Bot a binnae fur takkin yis baith tae Ardoyne tha nicht.
t bis brave an sauf A warrant yis. We hae tae gae there ilka ni
“Aa richt, sae lang as yis accep at A cannae gae tae oni
ith fer tha hurl. Wull we see yis tha ook neist, gif ye bes at
4 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
shSpin But you're nat really. Yis are all feenyins in the real (2017) search twitter

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