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Use in varieties of Scots

belangs Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.4 26.3 16.5 0 34.9 20.7 35.4
Number of occurrences7952 11 0 6 2 8
Number of authors48 32 7 3 2 4

Occurrences of belangs in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
, weel-luckit lass. The Beast belangs tae me. on page 52

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
Whan ye finnd a diamond that belangs tae naebody, it is yours. Wha on page 48
in by, my rose, the rose that belangs tae me, micht look the same a on page 72

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
e mind the hauf o thaim-an it belangs tae a fermer, ye ken, an he s on page 22
o nowt mair tae say than "It belangs tae the Duchess; sae ye'd bet on page 44

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
When he belangs here wi ye an the bairns. on page 17

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
"The lass this baff belangs, he cried. on page 8

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Kens this book belangs on page i

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
rite whar ei belangs behind bars on page 49

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
toll-Shot i the Poupit (1877) belangs ti that comic genre whaur the on page 5

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
This buik belangs tae... on page 1

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Awthin belangs Geordie roond here!' shouted on page 95

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
rens o gremmar an syntax that belangs us alane. This guide shuid he on page 7
aye shaw whit dialect a word belangs an this shuid be cross-checki on page 50
the virr an kenspeckles that belangs sindert Scots communities. A on page 61

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
re noo in ablow the ferm that belangs yon ugsome wee kettle-bellied on page 50

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ht tae control ony money that belangs tae his legal wife." Klaus gl on page 98

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
"Wha belangs this meeda, guid fowk?" the c on page 42

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
id o queens and courtiers. It belangs naither tae guid fowk nor bad on page 3

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
a stag wi gowden antlers that belangs the goddess Artemis. Ye canna on page 14

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
nts and sangs but yet clearly belangs the mainstream o tradeetion. on page 69

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
merk atween Jew and Greek; aa belangs the ae Lord that his hauns ar on page 97

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Thinks - This belangs me. on page 101

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
sister, an the wumman's vyce belangs Leddie Douglas. She waments t on page 139

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
s rinner kens whit nondyploom belangs whilk punter, but he's swurn on page 59

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
s mony o the kenspeckles that belangs a planet an even haes its ain
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
the netwarkin steid Orkut nou belangs Google, creetics wunners juis
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
tae lift what category a wird belangs afore ye decide on what spell
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
belangs?” speired the Douglas at th
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
oun as a berry. For whaur she belangs doun in England, that I ken i
’s hou thay spaeks whaur he belangs! An here me thinkin it wis ju
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
a fouth o ithers, o coorse –belangs tradeetional braid Scots, an
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
e, the sun) is the three that belangs Alpha Centauri – some 4.37
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
o theft here is wrang. Scots belangs tae us aw. Lat's no hae ony m
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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
lcome Scots back ben whare it belangs: on the public stage. An whit
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
scrievit muisic that survives belangs the 13t century, durin a time
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
egither, Halloween nae langer belangs juist in the hoose, but tae s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
t it's no the wilderness that belangs the Bible. It's in wild dreic
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Absolutely no. Thon siller belangs her faimly. Ah hae her identi
they sayed, “whaever she belangs til will come back for her, a
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
countrie or territour a bodie belangs, whuther it be staund-alane,
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
the Scots National Pairty. It belangs individuals an a muckle range
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
Lang Syne’ – a sang that belangs as muckle tae the warld as it
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
lmaurnock an Loudoun in 2015, belangs tae Kilmaurnock in Ayrshire a
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@jack_capener tweeted
"Scots belangs tae us aw. Lat’s no hae ony (2018) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
in fae a bit o string waur it belangs. Loada shite.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
nt o God, e Keengdom o Hivven belangs tae them; Blist are e fowk at on page 11
m awa, cause e Keengdom o God belangs tae siclike. An fit's mair, A on page 110

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
's cup o tay, for ere's fyowe belangs tae this kirk an fyower stull on page 24

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
time avaa. Weel, thon square belangs Deedledum an on page 34
maistlins watter - the Saxt belangs Humphy Dumphy - But ye're na on page 35

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Leslie, Deborah Bittie aboot oor Doric dialect, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Inverurie, blog
Doric belangs te you an me: it’s in the q
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Mitchell, Kiera Fit why nae?, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
My heart belangs ti Banff...
Bit...my mind belangs ti Glasgae!
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
on cheer”, he gurred. “It belangs tae Mistress MeGinty,
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
ic as the belief that a quine belangs in the kitchen, an that we ma
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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
I canna mind half o dem-an he belangs tae a fairmer, du kens, an da on page 23
onything ta say idder as "He belangs ta da Duchess: you'll better on page 88

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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
du'll lat me hae whit richtly belangs ta da owldest i da faimily.' on page 11
set your haert on gittin whit belangs ta some idder ean. on page 16
Da aert belangs ta da Loard an ivirything dat on page 31

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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
ages hae it. Standirt English belangs tae da minority o languages d

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
annae mind hauf o thum-an eet belangs tae a fermer, ee ken, an hei on page 22

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@StuartPoet tweeted
t @OorVyce It's oor Scots, it belangs tae us aw whae yaise it every(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
use tha kingdom tae tha Loard Belangs tae him alane. on page 66
Tha irth untae tha Loard belangs, An aa it's riches stored. on page 69

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
belangs tae me". on page 59

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ak, fer tha Kïngdom o Heiven belangs tae tha laiks o thaim." An ef on page 9
tha furst boarn wee fella aye belangs tae tha Loard. on page 72

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Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
a richts an scowth o fowk 'at belangs thae curns. Tha Framewark tak on page 16

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Dornan, Stephen Ding Doon tha Mairch Dikes, (Modern Poetry Translation 2019) Ulster - Comber, poetry
belangs tae me’.
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