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du Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words281.5 8.2 6 9.9 5120.8 0 0
Number of occurrences90216 4 1 881 0 0
Number of authors36 7 2 1 26

Occurrences of du in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Frae Du Fu on page 14
Frae Du Mu on page 15
Frae Du Mu on page 17
Frae Du Mu on page 18
Frae Du Mu on page 22
Also on pages 32, 34
7 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Du, dee an dy is used in Shetlan on page 28

4 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
An the mither o Scholar Du o Han-Dan- on page 39

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Christian Henry Bacchanal du petit matin on page 10

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ellie taen frae frae ‘Coeur du Roy’, a brainch o the Dougl
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
Colline du Chateau, but nae chateau!
1 matches

Eunson, Catherine Freude, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
eurs, sur la plus belle place du monde in Brussels.
1 matches

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
lly gang an veesit 'La Maison du Gruyère' (aboot an oor an a on page 6
he 'City Hall' an the 'Maison du Roi' at the 'UNESCO World Her on page 13

3 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
@tweetolectology Shetland? Du (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
When me feet will du a bridal merch. on page 102

1 matches

Shetland

Nicholson, Hannah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Smooriken, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Shetland, prose
wir backs tae da waa, but den du turned tae faess me, an we pa on page 52

5 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
etime. Dinah, my dear! I wiss du wis doon here wi me! Der nae on page 10
boot dis; "for hit micht end, du kens," said Alice tae hersel, on page 13
"Du ocht ta be ashamed o deesel," on page 17
t der heads doon an say 'Come du up ageen, joy!' A'll juist lo on page 20
So shö began; "O Moose, does du ken da wye oot o dis loch at on page 22
Also on pages 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 58, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 82, 83, 85, 86, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 106, 107, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125
267 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
raham, 'Laeve dis place whaar du's bidin wi dy fock, fir I hae on page 9
e said, 'A'll gie dee maet if du'll lat me hae whit richtly be on page 11
losser. Tak aff dy shön, fir du's staandin apo holy grund. I on page 15
'Lass,' Naomi said, 'geng du hame ta dy ain fock, lik Orpa on page 17
'Boy, du's ower göd fir dee ain Göd on page 19
Also on pages 21, 23, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 43, 47, 48, 53, 71, 72, 85, 87, 93, 103, 105, 106, 109, 111, 115, 116, 117, 120, 123, 124, 125, 129, 133, 137, 141, 147, 149, 151, 153, 155, 159, 160
129 matches

Watt, Roseanne Moder Dy, (Polygon 2019 ISBN: 978-1846974878) Shetland, poetry
Aert du is on page 3
Lass, du's parched dy tongue on page 14
eld atween tang an auld nets. Du winna fin me dere - noas I w on page 24
Noo du is nae mair as pipper bon, t on page 28
s, a lump i de blöd whit set du here, ir mibbe du joost kent on page 42
Also on pages 66
15 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"I tink du'll nivver leet her, jewel," s on page 2
siness heid ipon her as weel. Du kens shü buys her claes fae on page 11
"Lass I can tell dee dat, du's ower young ta mind, bit Dor on page 14
"Huh, I see du's sendin dem a caird. Reddir on page 17
oned her bein ill ta dee, fur du obviously didna want ta spaek on page 18
Also on pages 19, 20, 22, 24, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 61, 62, 63, 64, 72, 73, 74, 76, 78
151 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Du'll kum wint wie'it. on page 14
Is du herd da sie's soghin trowe on page 18

4 matches

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

5 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Shön du wis a sprickle i da airms on page 19

11 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Wid du nied fir a shaal o men? on page 27

2 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
"Whit da Ill Helt is du?" shui sed, trivvlin for da t on page 35

12 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
u high back rounded vowel /du/ (du), /suk/ (sook) on page 23
tractions o twa wirds, sic as du's (fir du is), de'r (fir de i on page 36
-(e)n: A'm here, amn I? / Du'll come, willen du? on page 45
2 du (informal)/you (polite) dee ( on page 52
Du/you spak til Mary. on page 53
Also on pages 54, 55, 58, 60, 70, 71, 75, 76, 80, 88, 89, 93, 95, 100, 106, 107
42 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Did du bigg hit, i da mind, a librar on page 44
du skypit up ta me, on page 45
If du tinks on life as da comin on page 64
tae mind, du man stime fur da wye on page 65
Du'll hae brose for dy supper di on page 70
Also on pages 84, 85, 86, 96, 100, 105, 106, 107, 109, 117
39 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
wis an da bugger wis towwin. Du mycht tink at der's some kind
he'll cut rycht trow dee. If du's big anyoch an coorse anyoch
s big anyoch an coorse anyoch du'll yield ta naebody. We tried
3 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
na muckle, bit whin shö did, du wad best listen. Whin shö wi
hit should seem aesy. See if du tries ower herd? Du's gaein t
tries ower herd? Du's gaein ta end up erse ower t
anna tink or act fur demsels. Du'll see dem waanderin aroond d
I gie dem der money's wirt. 'Du tinks du's fast? Watch dis! H
18 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
fae da neist room. ‘Wha’s du sheeksin tae in yondroo? Whit
ksin tae in yondroo? Whit’s du up tae?’
‘Weel, jöst see du disna firyat hit.’
3 matches

De Luca, Christine Paes Eggs, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
I dy harned haand du held ta da licht
een o da eggs at du wid gie her
dat day at du kent whin shö cam
hit wis da hidmost time du’d feel
dat day at du pressed
5 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
Da aert is tired man, sae is du,
Du’ll git a better job.
Meg Meg, du canna ken,
Du døsna understaand.
Du wis boarn here, lived here al
5 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Pieriewys, (Shetland For Wirds 2005) Shetland, poetry
Sies du da pierie Sjaetlin ky,
“Tinks du sall we mak fir Kanada?”
2 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Metadist Metafir, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
wid du nied fir a shaal a’men?
Ir wid du choost harpoon dim?
2 matches

Williamson, Christie Truth, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
an gallavantin, du’s come hem
Du haes nae new messages.”
2 matches

Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
"Lowrie, does du tink I could hae some o yon f
"Ya, dat can du", said Lowrie an he took da m
, said da peerie grice, "does du tink I could hae some o yon f
"Ya, dat du truly can," said Jeemie, but
truly can," said Jeemie, but du'll hae ta wael oot o hit ta g
10 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
stupid, an he says, ‘Weel, du kens whaar da cod'll be. It's
e shooders an he says ‘Come du in, lass, we'll look ageen wh
lookin at wir Peter, what is du, boy? Thirteen year aald, an
is haand, an he says, ‘Geng du hame, Mam. We're fine, an I'l
4 matches

Williamson, Christie Continuous at sea defence, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2015) Shetland, poetry
If du hed da power
affshore pension pots, wid du no
flick da switch? Wid du no
wid du no ploo da rich field
o peace on earth, wid du no
6 matches

Williamson, Christie Slainte Bard, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, poetry
as brunt as du laeks
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Gairden, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
du’ll be free tae explore
An dere, du’ll fin truth
An dere, du’ll fin treasure
An dere, du’ll streetch da leemeets
4 matches

Williamson, Christie Pre nuptial, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
du’s ay wantit
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Böd, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
du can keep, dan a slaet
du’ll be lucky ta see
if du isna droond
3 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
leanin up da idder stuff! Hae du! Naebody’ll tell!’
blue sky an a leep a haet at du’ll see sometimes a da early
‘Nannie, fetch paets, will du?’
3 matches

Tait, Christian Da Hegri, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
Hegri, du staands laek a ston ida shoor
Du’s nae mair as a siller-grey
Du’ll wait for as lang as it t
Du stricks an du glaeps him.
4 matches

Sinclair, Lise Fauld up da Feddoms, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, poetry
My ain hert, du’ll fin
1 matches

Sinclair, James Yarnin, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
an du sees yun big baa oot by da po
Du sees yun noosts set up abune
Naa boy, du’s no likly ta see Foula
3 matches

Williamson, Christie Guide, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
du kent naetheen o
Du’d perish athoot
Du’d droon athoot a pair
in seas du’d nae notion
Du’d disappear
10 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
son echoed trow John's haed: "Du shall fin only death in da fa
1 matches

Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
n’s me, awa tae da shop, is du needin ony errants Mam?” ak
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Da windirs o technology, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Shetland - Yell, poetry
Du’d tink hit biggit
presets (aa da power du haes)
2 matches

Irvine, Chloe Untitled Poem, (The Scotsman 2021) Shetland - Whalsay, poetry
Is I huy tu dyit up un lat du wirds oot,
Ee lass suys im du mist 'Scottish' body shu's if
If dat wir hit, why du de niffer tyeen whut I mean?
Whut wis du neast point? I nearly forgot,
Dirs nitheen rang we you ur du wye you spik,
8 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Hoo can du say I'm forgotten godlaek Ody
1 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
'm seen da film aalreydy, but du isna / Y'ir been dere afore,

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
d a quiet wird wi me. “Does du tink we should warn da bairns
“Wid du no need twa o yon haps, Mam?
craa’s nest. “I can seen du has dy midder’s fine tick h
“Whit does du tink we should caa da bairns?
4 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
as dee, Jeemie,” I said. “Du’s ony sixteen.”
m big for my age an fit. Wid du believe, dey’ve been in da
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Does du tink dey hae much vynd, Da?
a yon sheeksin gaein on, does du tink dey ir working ony sense
Du’s fairly richt, boy,” I a
3 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ug an said tae her “Meenie, du is da boanniest trow A’m iv
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“I doot du’ll be startin wi da basics
Du’s learnt a lok,” gaffed M
2 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
t bypassin a sign axin “Has du hed dy poo da day?” Da less
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Does du hae tae hibernate, Birsie?”
ie. “Hit’ll be voar afore du kens hit, an A’ll be back f
“Whit is du on aboot lass?” I axed.
“Is du sure?” I axed, takin her on
shaakin him. “Waaken up or du’ll be brunt!” I rubbit my
12 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Du can hae my word,” I reassur
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
st boy,” said Meenie. “Or du’ll git ribbons laek dy sist
in ower a hunder year. Hoo is du boy?”
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Du’d be better aff athoot him,
loops on her knittin wire. “Du’d aesy look a hunder year y
,” I telt her. “Whit does du ken aboot Vikings?”
“Mair as du wid iver lippen,” she telt
ayin doon her maakin. “Does du ken whaar dis cam fae?” she
5 matches

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Hoo come du bides sae far fae dere noo?
“Does du hae tae look tae dy frogspawn
“Can du mind bein a tadpole? Hit most
Du can say dat aaricht,” I lac
Da lottery isna ower wi. Has du seen hoo mony frogs ir sqwash
5 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Awa du goes an dunna come back til y
remedy will shift dis feerie. Du needna budder wi dee honey an
“Tushie, du’s niver been tae a doctor i
Feth, A’m even spewed! Can du gie me some medicine?”
“Surely du can gie me something? I canna
5 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e’s telt me aften enoch. “Du should be blate aroond humans
1 matches

Sinclair, James Murmansk, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Shetland, poetry
war aa be desel Johnnie, baal du da dan ower da side
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
'Noo at du's grown up, mi jewel, du sall
's grown up, mi jewel, du sall makk dy mark in Lerrick.
Du man stow awa apö da Leirna.
'Tinks du, ir we related?' Da idder cat
Mam cam in. 'Du soodna be in dere, du vagaboo
12 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
@lindexer If du thinks it'll help ??(2021) search twitter
@anthroboi Yikes ?? du wid need tae complain tae dir(2021) search twitter
h95 Yis, I really dinna think du's dat muckle different tae me(2021) search twitter
weel! Such a pest. I'm blyde du enjoys it though(2021) search twitter

@HazelTindall tweeted
@bergjagger Blyde du hed a good time!(2020) search twitter
@Shetlandhjarta - du's good at finnin da positives(2017) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
@wishfullythinks Whaurs du fae :) He did weel. Did you e(2014) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
or heathery hillock, in case du dusna hae yun wird by dee) - (2020) search twitter
e dat it wis aa sold oot! Yes du's likly richt?? wishin dee a (2019) search twitter
tter @MareeToddMSP Yea I doot du's richt! He's no i de diction(2020) search twitter
@R_odanort Yeah I ken whit du means! Loff hoo it can tell d(2020) search twitter
hhh!!! Thank you! ?????? hoop du enjoys him, dad is still baff(2019) search twitter
and 9 other occurrences.

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
es. CLAES IR CLAES!! Put whit du wants on dy meatsack - as lo (2020) twitter link
positives which isna healthy. Du shares aathing which means we (2020) twitter link
esel and git stuff done! Hows du been keepin?? X (2020) twitter link
@SamMGreer Du hasna let onybody doon Sam. D (2018) twitter link
ob_pearson86 Scunnered!! Hoop du gits hame tae play in da snaa (2018) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.

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