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The word 'nations'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
nationsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus20.66633
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 71.1 6 3
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 17.9 7 5
WCE - West Central 32.2 7 5
DUN - Dundee 106.2 10 1
EDN - Edinburgh 18.8 3 2
GLA - Glasgow 5.4 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 24 18 8
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.8 2 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 65.7 2 1
GUL - General Ulster 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 90.8 5 1

Occurrences of nations in Corpus

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Tink on da First Nations fock in Canada, on page 19

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
haa mair whit laek it is idda nations at haes da infrastructure tae on page 19

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Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
that was tae rowle aa nations wi a rod o iron."' on page 81

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
tae miss oot the 'Palais des Nations', ane o the fower major warld on page 5

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
their nations wi glory on page 25

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Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
fae (be it in ony o the fower nations o the United Kingdom) accompa
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General Northern

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
l scarecrow. Ye're the United Nations, Pal. on page 40

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North East Central

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
the pagan wilds o the Viking nations. Here, wi the wind blawin owe
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(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Not nations as before, but all within on page 57

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
Representin the UK, its nations, regions an communities.
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
bein acceptin o fowk frae aw nations an backgrunds. Which is hou a
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
nks between these two Saltire nations an mak Jamaica a priority cou
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
show Irish culture to the 24 nations around you. But making it an
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ad luve tae see all the home nations qualify for the world cup m8 (2021) twitter link
andteam wooden spoon in the 6 nations at this rate - same old excu (2020) twitter link

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
out tae dry bi the 'Wealth o Nations' on page 73

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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ss of the recognition o ither nations is baith oor strangest argume
e heard. A seat on the United Nations Cooncil? A soapbox on Buchana
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
tak its place at the table o nations.
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
e. An cun only hope the other nations huv unnerstood the importance
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ised tae discipline developin nations an keep thaim on the neoliber
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@annieones tweeted
in who think that the other 3 nations are in step with England! (2021) twitter link

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ces equitably across all four nations to secure the defence, prospe on page 24
ts richt place amang aw ither nations, big an sma bit ane that is d on page 33
greement atween twa sovereign nations - the Pairliament o on page 41
Treaties that are matt atween nations cin be unmade an there's a ha on page 44
i a few sops tae the 'fringe' nations o these islands. An alang wi on page 61
Also on pages 120, 129, 136, 140
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Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
and Revenues o the Principle Nations o Europe in the order o their
and Revenues o the Principle Nations o Europe in the order o their
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ampden durin’ the auld Home Nations Championship. This is the san
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Glasgow

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ve the gantry, made up ay the nations flags that ur competin in the
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General Central

Aitchison, Craig nobody remembers the birdman - Fishin the Mairch, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
mid, atween twa nations, the angler on page 1

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
thocht tae the weys neibourin nations hains thair ain heritage leid
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
d be convertit intil a Unitit Nations Declaration12. The Unitit Nat
Declaration12. The Unitit Nations haes recogneised the depth o
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
u wi the exotic fuids o ither nations whiles oor ain mair hamely fa
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
General Assemlie o the Unitit Nations taen-on an proclaimed the Uni
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
General Assemlie o the Unitit Nations adoptit and proclaimed the
gar freendly relations atween nations aye win forrit,
e as the peoples o the Unitit Nations hes in the Chairter affirmit
Nations, the promotion o universal te
for aw peoples and aw nations, tae the end that ilka indivi
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
at least amang the stateless nations. Noo, there’s nae mass anti
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
tions, primarily o the Celtic nations, it’s nae muckle surpreese
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
Isle o Man an ither stateless nations. This wis aboot jynin the int
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South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
an alphabet o poems, folks an nations. on page 50
arbohydrates, tuberous muse o nations, on page 77

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East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
An aa tha Gentile nations turn Tae warship an adore. on page 66

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General Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Minorities an' the United Nations Convention oan the Richts o' on page 59

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Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
e'll tell oot justice tae tha nations. He'll no cum argyin or cryin on page 9
uk awa an skailt amang aa tha nations o tha warl. An Jerusalem wull on page 105
tha irth, tha fowk o aa tha nations wull be hairt scarred an at t on page 106
e praich thïs message tae aa nations: 'Repent o yer sïns, an God on page 112

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