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whaar Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words57.4 0 1.5 218.6 930 0 4.4
Number of occurrences1840 1 22 160 0 1
Number of authors29 1 8 19 1

Occurrences of whaar in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Doric

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
yont commonsense in instances whaar skweels employ security folk
1 matches

Orkney

Sclater, Kathryn Gallows Ha - Five Signs, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Whaar kin keep the milk fresh in th on page 15

1 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
e televeesion the night afore whaar a veet hid been haean a right on page 13

1 matches

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
'And whaar wid Feyther wear it, Davie, b on page 39

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
an whaar best on page 5

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Whaar the fisherman sat an watched on page 25
s too I wid stop by his hoose whaar his wife wid tak time tae spi on page 33

8 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
so that hid wis haerd tae ken whaar sometheen started an ended an on page 14

2 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
whaar the bus set her doon. on page 93
'Dae you hiv pavements whaar you come fae? on page 137
Whaar aer we noo? Wir no spokkan ab on page 138

5 matches

Miller, Alison The Point o Tinsal, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Orkney, poetry
whaar a fisheen bott stotters in th
“Wance I geed tae Sanday whaar I heard this wird.
2 matches

Mainland, Marlene Home Truths, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Whaar's Granny at? Is shae ben?
1 matches

Shetland

Hall, Nat nobody remembers the birdman - Hairst, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Shetland, poetry
an i' da eens o October, whaar on page 82

1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
liftit up da mort-kloot whaar it lay, an saa on page 14

1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Whaar drems is twined wi memory Mys on page 6
ice, "or maybe dey winna geng whaar I want dem ta geng! Lat me se on page 16
s sure as ferrets is ferrets! Whaar can I be slippit dem, I winde on page 33
t wis da Rabbit - "Pat! Pat! Whaar is du?" An dan a voice shö w on page 37
time: shö med oot da wirds: "Whaar's da idder ledder? - Na, I o on page 38
Also on pages 52, 64, 65, 66, 73, 75, 80, 83, 86, 102, 112, 120
20 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ta Abraham, 'Laeve dis place whaar du's bidin wi dy fock, fir I on page 9
ll no lat dee oot o my sicht. Whaar du gengs, A'll geng; whaar du on page 17
whaar dey nest safely wi dir peerie on page 37
Whaar da Göd Man gengs we ir awaar on page 41
naebody minds whaar hit wis. on page 44
Also on pages 47, 55, 59, 73, 75, 79, 81, 97, 103, 113, 116, 129, 141, 151, 155
31 matches

Watt, Roseanne Moder Dy, (Polygon 2019 ISBN: 978-1846974878) Shetland, poetry
n here, de saat-shilled steps whaar I fan de selkse last year. De on page 32
nOnin de hushiebaa o de raag, whaar wir shadoos best faa wis. on page 40
du seems tae fin dysel maist whaar de licht is Slockit: helliers on page 42

3 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
da scoom on tap a da watter, whaar da burn rushes doon intae yun on page 9
didna winder, noo an again, whaar Lisa a Setter's peerie lass c on page 11
as caird ta Viewforth, da hom whaar dey look eftir da doitin fokk on page 13
traight spokken wye a da fokk whaar shü comes fae," he said, "Sh on page 14
e caravan doon at Hay's dock, whaar he wrocht, bit he took ta da on page 20
Also on pages 27, 34, 35, 40, 41, 48, 54, 55, 57, 71, 91, 94
19 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
whaar we cam fae, an whaar wir headit for. on page 27
under hedder-kowes whaar your fit snappers. on page 29
whaar nedder laand nor wadder favou on page 30

4 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
we fin near da gyo, whaar a man taks his sye on page 19

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
sed. "Bit naebody can tell me whaar shui bides. Dae wir twa lasse on page 35

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
URL abün is whaar you'll fin da maist on page 3
g wi a lok o idders. Examples whaar da naem fir da plaess an da l on page 8
finnin linguistic repression whaar naiteral resources is bein ex on page 9
whin dey cam tae Shetland or whaar fae, nidder dø we hae ony wy on page 13
inguistic terminology is gien whaar it's needit an is gaddered at on page 21
Also on pages 22, 28, 30, 36, 47, 49, 56, 59, 63, 64, 75, 85, 88, 89, 90, 92, 94, 98
28 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
wi laands whaar eence dey wir a link; on page 26
table set fur aa, whaar we rekk oot on page 28
Whaar springs sab dey wösh da sons on page 36
whaar sun can barely rekk. on page 38
da lift, or anunder da skröf whaar on page 65
Also on pages 86, 92, 97, 111, 112
11 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
da coontback rule. I göd ta whaar Kirsten wis gadderin her trac
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
ippit trowe tae da back porch whaar da skelfs wis foo o aa kinda
1 matches

De Luca, Christine St Ninian's Isle, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
Someen man a shaan dem whaar da piltocks took
1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
an he says, ‘Weel, du kens whaar da cod'll be. It's nine mile.
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
ted here i da Wast o Scotland whaar some eens is happier a pliss-
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Submissions, an keepin on, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, blog
pittin dem oot dere. Hit’s whaar dey belang.
1 matches

Sutherland, Stella Midder, (Shetland For Wirds 2014) Shetland, poetry
an oonkent daal whaar mony will,
1 matches

Sutherland, Stella Half a Twalmont, (Shetland For Wirds 2014) Shetland, poetry
whaar he’s geen!’
1 matches

Graham, Laurence Flans Frae Da Haaf, (Shetland For Wirds 2000) Shetland, poetry
Whaar dayset in a glöd
Whaar winds sall never blaa.
Whaar winds sall never blaa nae mai
Whaar dayset laek some hamely haand
Whaar lycht an lippnin dees.
5 matches

Johnson, Laureen Moarnin Ida Kames, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
goin whaar we’re come fae,
1 matches

Sinclair, James Yarnin, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
yes, yunder, whaar yun muckle sea is brakkin.
1 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
r da Laird’s hoose at Busta whaar in exchange for da maa’s eg
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
him lik a smack tae da head. Whaar wid he geen? Somewye dangerou
wye dangerous, obviously, but whaar?
2 matches

Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
re faert an really didna keen whaar dey were.
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Some whaar da Sheener sets, an some whaa
da Sheener sets, an some whaar he rises -
A tree-covered isle, whaar a goddess haes her haem;
3 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
an language onnly comes aboot whaar ee language is emerged as da
spaekin (or writin) Shaetlan. Whaar fock wis wint ta spaek aboot
rtain category o language. An whaar Shaetlan wis eence da languag
So whaar da wird ‘dialect’ wis win
fae idder plaeces i da world whaar dey’r kyuckered up dir midd
9 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
a da sam as Standirt English, whaar da perfect tense is shaan bi

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2017) Shetland
Dis is a page whaar fok irr encouraged ta write i

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ard aa aboot da Johnsmas Foy, whaar dey wir holidayin at an when
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
chiefs mak up dir minds ower whaar tae dig hit oot at, we can st
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“I winder whaar Birsie is hibernatin?” said
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ear da Finnish-Russian border whaar dere’s plenty.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
on her maakin. “Does du ken whaar dis cam fae?” she axed, haa
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
een her mam hed spoken aboot. Whaar her granny hed come fae. Hit
ght. 'Hit's Mitten! Oh Mitten whaar is du bön? Du's dat tin. Mam
2 matches

Ulster

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
An disnae know whaar tae fin them on page 7

1 matches

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