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faimily Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words60.2 70.9 40.7 19.9 116.2 62 0
Number of occurrences193138 27 2 20 6 0
Number of authors55 35 12 1 4 4

Occurrences of faimily in Corpus

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Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
r; tae provide fur an raise a faimily, through hardship an destitut on page 10

1 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
the apairtment whaur a German faimily bade, a public clerk. "Sae if on page 136

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
d talk aboot sic a thing! Oor faimily aye hated cats: nesty, common on page 22

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Is it leevin fur yer faimily? on page 18
Yer faimily haed thair oreegins here? on page 25
The hale faimily sets oot on page 27
an the hale faimily croudin in on page 35
Aifter a pal sayin it wis her faimily's cue on page 49

6 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
t oan pitch an ferm an wi yer faimily, on page 22
st hame o Robert Burns an his faimily 1788-91 on page 50
wi faimily an bairns, on page 56
i nae debt but wealth fae yer faimily an hame wi nae stoor oan the on page 77

9 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
r fecht for a man tae raise a faimily on the back o a score o sheep on page 25
the wey o wardly guids, as a faimily they are blessed in nae smaa on page 29
ed place o peace, content, an faimily luve. John Broun wis no tae k on page 44
tle. As years gaed by, an the faimily fell on hard times throu want on page 48
nal shame an damnation on his faimily ..Tho I ken as a tribe they'r on page 61
Also on pages 62, 67, 70, 72, 79
13 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
O, we hae kept the faimily afloat on page 55
stampit wi the faimily name. on page 81

2 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
ep up wi' it tae mak shair ma faimily's clad. They bairns o' mine, on page 5
man can brek his back fur his faimily, bit if the fish urnae wantin on page 15
there were nae tinkies in mae faimily. on page 27
Ye see maist o' the boats are faimily boats, so ye can hae yer feth on page 37

4 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ortobello High Street. Aw his faimily are hard workin, law abidin c on page 36
maire secrets than the royal faimily. Anywey, a grand well spent, on page 107
. "We at The Star are yin big faimily, eh? Mean, ah've been a suppo on page 113
"Her faimily, Aldo" ah tell him "No 'they on page 130

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Faimily's driven in desperation, on page 15
Ma faimily aa went, sae ah went tae. on page 67
Ma faimily wir aa fae mining stock; on page 73
return ye tae the bosom o yer faimily. on page 107
cht an introduced her tae his faimily - he boldly staitit: on page 112
Also on pages 113, 120, 140
10 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Doon on ye, a faimily shade abuin. on page 21
"Auld Yin, the faimily's aw gane oot in howps o nook on page 67

2 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
inna ken him - or ony ae his faimily. He's a drivin instructor fra on page 3

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
s yer nearest relative on the faimily tree, but he's the nearest as on page 15
en made pancakes for the hale faimily. on page 32
mak us feel like pairt o the faimily." on page 88
her and are daein things as a faimily." on page 140

4 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
That wis when the faimily stertit dumpin the granbairns on page 136

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
1904. At five year auld, her faimily flittit tae Cornceres Ferm ne on page 54

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
rce o identity for her an her faimily. on page 8
ts pronunciation is hained in faimily names that haes been angicise on page 10

2 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
thochts - thochts o hame and faimily maistly. on page 17

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ir but preclare Stirlingshire faimily. He wis browdent on leeteratu on page 69

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
the oral tradeetion throu her faimily, tae thaim that hae been rowe on page 77

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
r ran oot an colleckit up the faimily's sodden, mankit claes frae a on page 68

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
an cuid report til the entire faimily that ying Ian wis no wee boy on page 99

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
t, releegious collieshangies, faimily an international weirs, rael on page 126

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ll, Lanarkshire, tae a mining faimily wi strang ties tae the union on page 133

1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
eeves in Dumfriesshire wi her faimily. Poems hae appeart in mony an
* The grandmither o a faimily wis aft-times kent as
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
asculine ideas o the Pechtish faimily. Hooivver, ane o the maist we
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
oont o life in a warkin daiss faimily in Sec tland in the middle o
that the faimily inherited fae intensely local
welcomed intae the faimily and the grandfaither played b
ortune I had tae belang tae a faimily that valued oor language, oor
in the Burns country amang a faimily o singers had a lot tae dae w
6 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
ly past, an on the pavement a faimily pairts for the comin o some c
1 matches

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
lid. Aw ma English freends an faimily hiv spoken an scrieved whitev
1 matches

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
wis when ah met ma pairtner's faimily for the first time that ah be
pals, as ma colleagues, as ma faimily, yin after anither, speak as
2 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
crime or anither, an wha’s faimily didnae claim them. But ae cor
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
ae mair nor a puckle o lairge faimily groups gangin aboot gaitherin
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ticlar nicht wi the bairns an faimily thegither. In ma ain young da
Oor faimily’s Halloween aye stertit wi
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e. She wis delichtit whan the faimily allouance wis brocht in! Sic
the last but ane born intae a faimily o thirteen bairns. Her twin w
Her faimily didnae hae muckle tae get by
3 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
u cuid see yersell, ane o the faimily. A lang frock like they wore
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
the damp an rot, made up the faimily hoose. No forgettin the ootsi
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
replacement for the previous faimily car, a lime green Ford Corsai
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
missed it as being Tuggs, the faimily cat, clawin at the door. Wae
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Mindin, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
taunin apairt in oor discrete faimily units. Her teeny coffin wis p
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Tae ma faimily
faimily,
faimily,
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
It destroyed oor faimily, an aw the time ah ascribed i
1 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
aw members o the human faimily is the foond o freedom, justi
intromission wi his privacy, faimily, hame or letters, nor
richt tae mairry and foond a faimily. Entitelt they are tae equal
3. The faimily is the naitural and fundament
faimily an existence worthy o human d
6 matches

Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
i oor freends, luved yins and faimily has been a richt fankle ower
nd, luved yin or memmer o yer faimily gawin forrit?
In the noo with faimily:
re been yin person keepin yer faimily gawin ower this past year? Me
Mebbe you and the rest o the faimily wad like tae show them whit t
6 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
r; tae provide fur an raise a faimily, through hardship an destitut
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
poems in this commemorative, faimily manuscript are attributit tae
it tae a hantle ither men, aw faimily memmers or associates: John M
eir unique kythin in jist ane faimily manuscript aw scream oot in f
wi Grizel Hay o Yester, whase faimily wis connectit tae the Maitlan
4 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
ally weel-forrit East Lothian faimily o the Maitlands o Lethington.
ipt wis intendit maistly as a faimily tent-takkin and celebration o
porary figures whae were also faimily associates, includin Alexande
nd kythes uniquely in this ae faimily manuscript. Baith o thon fact
ifth Lord Hay o Yester, whase faimily wis connectit tae the launs o
6 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
Leid Faimily
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
her, a close an weel-tae-dae faimily for support - an nae dout he
1 matches

@FaetheRye tweeted
aff wurnae supposed tae serve faimily. (2022) twitter link

@IshbelMcF tweeted
Outwi ma faimily, @DrMDempster his hid the mai(2018) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
- as weel as ither photies o faimily an a wee frien. https://t.co/(2020) search twitter
re an ugsome disgrace tae yer faimily, yer kintrae an yersels. Hell(2020) search twitter
r65 Eh naw - for work an for faimily reasons I’m veisitin anither(2020) search twitter
Gawston name an I mind o the faimily, but I cannae place onybody f(2020) search twitter
@BKPrimary Ae side o ma faimily were fae west Fife, whaur baf(2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@DABArbuckle tweeted
nd right, it wis yased in oor faimily tae describe onybody wha mich(2020) search twitter
when the Queen dees the Royal faimily will come tae an end and he'l(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
is braw. Love tae yae ain yer faimily ?? (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
e homework task thinkin aboot faimily traditions. Oan Yule-een, doe (2017) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
e always come fae the type of faimily that the Tories seem tae be t(2020) search twitter

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ssit busses. The gamie an his faimily were lang awa; the dogs an th on page 56

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
'Far did yir faimily hail fae?' on page 30

1 matches

Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
mmit traivel, coincidences an faimily histore. He tells forby fit h on page 6

1 matches

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ck wi him tae Italy. Frequent faimily visits followed in later year on page 29

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
iah, an his gweedwife wis o e faimily o Aaron, an she wis ca'ed Liz on page 79
on. Fae noo on five fowk in a faimily will be set agin een anither, on page 103

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
far ma faimily congregated tae bid him his l on page 1
A faimily member on page 27
o anither faimily's picnic table, drawin on page 31
she had a faimily o twelve. on page 33
Years later, some o the faimily on page 34

5 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
's an affa queer name, is't a faimily name?' on page 83

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
n drivin licence) but neither faimily nor kin could be found for th on page 118

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e kirk wis reached. The Bruce faimily made ready tae step doon ooto
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
shmi, a nurse, an tae stert a faimily. Syne, fin Nava wis five year
1 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
hooses, the welfare state wi faimily allowance and sae forth.
1 matches

Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
ey’re jist like an extended faimily an I canna wait to see them A
1 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
attin them become pairt o the faimily.
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
be ane o the very last o the faimily jesters in Scotland, whilk in
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the evil ee ontae her and her faimily.
he ‘comehither’ ontae her faimily for neen o them hid ivver dee
ae pit a curse on her and her faimily. Beannie hid tellt her if the
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
look aifter cats. She’d nae faimily o ony kind so rather that let
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ful tae hide my addiction fae faimily an freens.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
thing aboot the history o the faimily, sojers, sailors, politicians
is uncle thocht as he’d nae faimily that he’d gie them tae his
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
dna. This year, a couthie wee faimily bedd in the wee caravan. Ther
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
tant source o pleasure tae me faimily and me. on page 33
is neem wis Hector Broon. His faimily lived in a widden hut on the on page 68

2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
spaek aboot sic a thing! Wir faimily aye hated cats: nesty, coorse on page 23

1 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
oat dat wid hadd no joost his faimily bit twa o iviry livin thing a on page 7
ly belangs ta da owldest i da faimily.' Esau wis dat desperate dat on page 11
an important body himsel, his faimily cam ta bide wi him in Egypt t on page 13
fir her faimily ir aa weel happit up. on page 49
oy you shoodna joost bid your faimily an freends an fock dat ir wee on page 119

6 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
oaches at da club kent, an me faimily, bit I didna mak a wark aboot
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
citement for da Truncherfaece faimily dis mont. As da newboarn lamb
Can you mind wir big faimily weddin last Aagust? Wir Taedi
laek Truncherfaece side o da faimily.”
3 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
I got a letter fae some o his faimily dis week! Dey ir comin aa da
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
has come tae an end. A human faimily hiv hocked oot dir grandfaide
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e o 21. An whit a tribute his faimily hiv paid tae him. Much o da w
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
laek tae bid da Truncherfaece faimily tae a rant on da 15th o Janua
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
aawye forby Skerries. My ain faimily can be traiced back tae a you
ressed by his knowledge o his faimily history.
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
efarin browt guid news fae da faimily o wan o da ony human freends
d life in America an telt his faimily aa aboot da peerie trowie fre
n wir undergroond howe wi wir faimily. Meenie an me ir very prood o
3 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
d talk oan sic a subject! Oor faimily ay hated cats: rotten, sleeki on page 21

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
owk I dinna ken. “I’m yer faimily, Kilmeny. We awe naethin tae
1 matches

The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
enced the loss o' freends and faimily in war and conflict that the
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
ots an are prood o it. If yer faimily were a (2021) twitter link
yne afore noo in community an faimily. Haud gan ?? https://t.co/OjK (2020) twitter link
' aa the time an a wheen o ma faimily an freens dae tae. It's no by(2020) search twitter

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