Corpus of Contemporary Scots Texts - Words beginning with k

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Hereto follows a list of all the words in the Corpus of Contemporary Scots Texts, with the number of occurences normalised per 100,000 words, the number of different authors who've used the words and then number of occurrences normalise per 100,000 words for each dialect.

The first column is also a link to the concordance and each occurrence of the word.

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Word	Total Occurrences per 100,000 words	Authors	Central / Lallans	Doric / Northern	Shetland	Orkney	Southern / Borders	Ulster
k	11.7	12	18.2	2.6	7.3
ka	0.3	2	0.5
kail	0.9	4	1.1	0.6				3.5
kailyaird	0.9	3	0.5	2.6
kailyard	0.3	2	0.2				3.5
kale	0.4	3			7.3			3.5
kam	0.4	2	0.2			13.4
kame	0.3	2			3.6			3.5
kane	0.4	2	0.2	1.3
karaoke	0.3	2		1.3
karen	2.2	5	3.3		7.3
kate	2.1	7	2.4	1.9		6.7
kathleen	1.1	3	1.9
katie	1.6	6	2.2				7
katy	1.1	3		0.6	7.3		14
kay	1.8	8	3
kaye	0.4	2	0.2	1.3
ke	0.3	2	0.5
kebab	0.3	2	0.2	0.6
keech	2.2	8	1.9	1.9			3.5	10.5
keeched	0.3	2	0.5
keechin	0.3	2	0.2	0.6
keek	10.8	25	7.7	7.1		13.4	7	80.5
keek'	0.3	2	0.5
keeked	2.2	5	3				3.5	7
keekin	4	13	4.4	4.5				7
keekit	1.4	3	1.9	0.6			3.5
keeks	0.9	3	1.1					7
keekt	0.4	3		0.6			7
keel	0.4	3	0.2		7.3
keeled	0.4	3		1.3				3.5
keen	6	25	3.5	7.1	36.7		7	3.5
keep	49.2	83	45.8	52.1	84.5	53.7	45.5	38.5
keeper	0.3	2	0.2		3.6
keepin	5.2	27	4.9	6.5	3.6		3.5	7
keeping	2.2	12	1.9	2.6	3.6		7
keepit	6.2	8	0.8	19.5	7.3	20.1
keeps	4.9	21	4.9	4.5	3.6		7	7
keik	0.4	3	0.8
keikit	0.9	2	1.6
keith	0.9	6	1.1	1.3
kelly	3.2	2	5.5
kelman	0.6	3	0.8					3.5
kelpie	0.4	2	0.2		7.3
kelpies	0.3	2		0.6			3.5
kelvin	0.8	2	0.2	2.6
kemp	0.6	3	0.5	0.6				3.5
ken	168	112	172.1	192.9	73.4	248.6	94.6	80.5
ken'	0.6	3	0.8	0.6
kenable	0.3	2	0.5
kenned	0.8	3	1.1					3.5
kennedy	0.6	4	0.8	0.6
kennethmont	0.3	2		1.3
kennin	10.1	26	10.7	11.7			10.5	7
kenning	0.9	2	1.6
kennt	3.6	7	5.5			6.7	3.5
kenny	0.8	4	1.3
kens	16.2	47	16.5	13.6	18.3	26.8	21	10.5
kensna	0.3	2	0.2				3.5
kenspeckle	4.5	13	7.4	0.6
kent	61.3	71	59.8	73	77.1	40.3	66.5
kentna	1.3	2	2.2
kenya	0.8	3	1.3
kep	2.1	10	1.6		7.3			17.5
keppit	0.6	2	0.8		3.6
keps	0.3	2	0.5
kept	11.4	34	12.4	10.4	22	6.7		7
ker	1.1	2				40.3		3.5
kerry	0.6	3	0.5	0.6	3.6
kerryin	0.4	3		0.6	3.6	6.7
kerrying	0.3	2			7.3
kest	1.9	5	3.3
ketch	0.3	2	0.2		3.6
kettle	2.2	12	1.3	3.9	3.6		7
kevin	0.3	2	0.5
key	4.2	19	3.8	5.8	3.6		3.5	3.5
keyboard	0.4	3	0.5					3.5
keys	0.3	2	0.2	0.6
kezia	0.6	2	1.1
kfc	0.3	2	0.2	0.6
kick	3.9	15	3.3	5.8			10.5
kicked	0.8	4	0.8	1.3
kickin	0.4	3	0.2	0.6			3.5
kicks	1.3	6	1.1	1.9		6.7
kid	2.4	14	3.3				10.5
kid-on	0.3	2					7
kiddin	1.6	9	2.2	0.6			3.5
kidnapped	0.3	2		1.3
kidney	1.1	2		4.5
kidneys	0.6	2		2.6
kids	3.6	14	4.4	3.9
kill	4.2	11	4.9	2.6		26.8
killed	1.3	7	0.2	2.6	3.6	6.7	3.5
killer	1.1	5	1.1	0.6	7.3
killers	0.3	2	0.2	0.6
killie	1.9	3	3.3
killin	0.9	5	1.3				3.5
killing	0.4	2	0.5		3.6
kills	0.6	4	0.5	1.3
killt	1.6	4	1.1	3.9
kiln	0.4	2	0.5	0.6
kilt	0.8	4	0.5	1.3			3.5
kilter	0.3	2		0.6				3.5
kilts	0.3	2	0.2					3.5
kim	0.6	4	0.8		3.6
kin	22.5	39	27	6.5	33	53.7	38.5	7
kinches	0.4	2	0.8
kind	23.4	49	28.1	18.9	7.3	33.5	10.5	7
kinda	3.1	10	1.6	1.3	36.7		3.5
kindle	0.4	2	0.2	1.3
kindly	1.9	9	1.3	1.3	14.6		3.5
kindness	0.6	3	0.5	0.6		6.7
kindo	1.4	4		0.6	18.3	20.1
kinds	1.3	7	1.3	1.3			3.5
kine	1.3	6	0.2	1.9				14
king	16.6	25	22.3	8.4		6.7		24.5
kingdom	2.4	10	2.4	3.9
kings	2.1	9	2.4	0.6			7	3.5
kinks	0.4	3	0.8
kinna	9.9	10	16.2	0.6			3.5
kinnen	0.3	2	0.5
kinnle	0.3	2	0.2	0.6
kinnlin	0.3	2	0.2	0.6
kinrick	0.8	4	1.1	0.6
kinrik	2.4	4	4.1
kinross	0.3	2	0.5
kinsman	0.3	2	0.2	0.6
kint	1.8	3		7.1
kintore	0.3	2		1.3
kintra	16.3	27	21.5	11			7	10.5
kintrae	2.1	4	3.5
kintraes	0.9	2	1.6
kintras	3.2	13	4.6	1.9
kintraside	0.8	4	0.2	1.3			7
kintries	0.3	2	0.2					3.5
kip	0.4	3	0.8
kirk	18.4	29	13.5	36.5	7.3		7	14
kirk-yaird	0.3	2	0.2	0.6
kirkaldy	0.3	2	0.2	0.6
kirkcaldy	2.1	2	3.5
kirks	1.1	7	1.3	0.6			3.5
kirkwall	0.8	2				33.5
kirkyaird	1.9	5	1.3	3.2				7
kirn	1.6	5	0.8	4.5
kirsty	2.2	7	3.5	0.6
kis	1.1	4	0.8	1.9	3.6
kishie	0.4	3			11
kiss	1.8	10	2.2	0.6		6.7	3.5
kissed	0.6	3	0.5		3.6		3.5
kissin	0.4	3	0.8
kist	5.5	19	5.5	5.2			21
kistit	0.4	2	0.2	1.3
kists	1.8	6	1.3	1.3			3.5	10.5
kit	0.4	3	0.5			6.7
kitchen	7.8	25	10.2	3.2	11		10.5
kitchie	5.5	3		22.1
kite	0.9	5	0.8	0.6	3.6	6.7
kith	0.3	2	0.5
kitsch	0.4	3	0.8
kittie	0.3	2	0.5
kittle	1.4	4	2.4
kittled	0.6	3	0.8				3.5
kittlie	0.3	2	0.5
kivvert	0.3	2	0.5
kizzen	0.4	2	0.8
kizzens	0.3	2	0.5
kke	0.3	2	0.5
knackered	0.4	3	0.5				3.5
knappin	0.3	2			7.3
knaw	0.9	2	1.6
knawledge	1.3	4	2.2
knee	2.9	15	1.1	3.9	18.3		7	3.5
knees	4.2	16	4.6	1.3	14.6	13.4	3.5
knell	0.3	2		0.6				3.5
knew	3.6	17	4.6	1.3	7.3		3.5
knickers	1.1	6	0.5	1.9			7
knife	3.4	13	2.4	6.5	3.6		3.5
knight	0.3	2		0.6			3.5
knittin	0.4	3	0.2				3.5	3.5
knitting	0.3	2	0.2		3.6
knives	0.8	3	0.5	1.9
kno	2.4	2	3.5					7
knock	3.6	10	4.1	4.5
knocked	1.9	7	0.5	5.8		6.7
knockin	0.3	2	0.2		3.6
knocks	0.4	3	0.5		3.6
knot	0.3	2	0.2					3.5
knotted	0.3	2		0.6	3.6
know	20.2	36	25.9	2.6	3.6	6.7	31.5	52.5
knowe	2.1	4	0.5	5.2			3.5	7
knowed	1.4	4						31.5
knowes	0.9	5		0.6			7	10.5
knowin	1.1	5	1.1					10.5
knowledge	2.2	10	3.3	1.3
known	0.9	6	1.1				3.5	3.5
knows	1.8	10	1.6		3.6			14
knox	0.6	3	0.2	1.3				3.5
knuckles	0.4	3	0.8
kong	0.3	2	0.2	0.6
korea	0.3	2	0.2	0.6
korean	0.8	3	1.3
kye	4.4	12	1.9	3.9		13.4	17.5	24.5
kyle	1.3	4	1.3	1.9
kyne	0.4	2		1.9
kyte	0.3	2	0.2	0.6
kythe	1.4	7	2.4
kythed	4.2	9	6.8					3.5
kythes	0.9	4	1.3					3.5
kythin	1.4	3	2.4