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Orkney Voices Group

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,017
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 953
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.116
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, o, in, tae, and, on, orkney, an, for,

List of texts in corpus

Gallows Ha
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (102 words)
Gallows Ha
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (448 words)
Gallows Ha
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (67 words)
Gallows Ha
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (32 words)
Gallows Ha
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (99 words)
Gallows Ha
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (71 words)
Gallows Ha
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (101 words)
Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (1,097 words)

Author word Keyness frequencies

This should list the words that the author uses in a disproportionate manner more often than other writers in the corpus. This may include (a) proper nouns (character names in the author's stories), (b) other words related to the specific subject matter and (c) words specific to the regional dialect.
WordCount Normalised
per million		 Keyness
orkney25 12,394.65210.690
weemen13 6,445.2285.609
aer4 1,983.1440.449
maggie5 2,478.9336.710
wae14 6,941.0036.526
it2 991.5734.001
vera4 1,983.1433.985
whaar5 2,478.9330.588
wir11 5,453.6429.794
geed4 1,983.1429.613
owld4 1,983.1429.205
sarah3 1,487.3627.952
yir7 3,470.5027.769
bessie3 1,487.3626.931
sheila3 1,487.3626.931
and36 17,848.2925.807
accused3 1,487.3625.307
voices4 1,983.1425.241
sex4 1,983.1425.006
love6 2,974.7124.869
fokk4 1,983.1424.777
wife7 3,470.5023.376
an21 10,411.5023.371
right8 3,966.2923.165
festival4 1,983.1422.980
magnus3 1,487.3622.531
he2 991.5722.412
jane3 1,487.3621.707
gaether2 991.5721.182
go8 3,966.2921.097
lukked3 1,487.3620.045
gallows2 991.5719.460
witchcraft2 991.5719.460
you15 7,436.7919.091
chist3 1,487.3618.989
crossroads2 991.5718.279
trials2 991.5718.279
watchers2 991.5718.279
on30 14,873.5717.944
cathedral2 991.5717.374
more4 1,983.1416.703
holm2 991.5716.641
gibbon2 991.5716.641
plaece2 991.5716.641
sisters3 1,487.3615.751
play5 2,478.9315.072
alasdair2 991.5715.020
dark4 1,983.1414.877
lukkan2 991.5714.601
stories4 1,983.1414.585
mibby2 991.5714.222
faer2 991.5713.877
cowld2 991.5713.560
hid's2 991.5713.560
window2 991.5713.560
director2 991.5713.267
st3 1,487.3613.244
aal4 1,983.1413.144
buses2 991.5712.995
rage2 991.5712.740
buckie2 991.5712.740
lives3 1,487.3612.662
fall2 991.5712.501
tourists2 991.5712.501
emma2 991.5712.276
performance2 991.5712.276
produced2 991.5712.063
burned2 991.5712.063
lantern2 991.5711.862
through6 2,974.7111.511
that7 3,470.5011.222
shelter2 991.5711.147
poor3 1,487.3611.039
ye2 991.5710.959
press3 1,487.3610.539
terrible2 991.5710.278
wrong2 991.5710.278
sing3 1,487.3610.180
double2 991.5710.150
material2 991.5710.027
listen3 1,487.369.986
bliddy2 991.579.908
film2 991.579.908
show3 1,487.369.799
song2 991.579.680
turn4 1,983.149.599
nooadays2 991.579.571
kye2 991.579.363
storm2 991.579.263
park3 1,487.369.073
already2 991.579.070
shore2 991.578.978
awey2 991.578.978
o62 30,738.728.971
mirk2 991.578.888
battle2 991.578.799
don't2 991.578.713
some9 4,462.078.608
rocks2 991.578.547
in49 24,293.518.511
long3 1,487.368.439
bear2 991.578.388
quoys3 1,487.36nan
wrote2 991.578.388
peedie2 991.578.388
poem3 1,487.368.301
loved2 991.578.236
ha2 991.578.236
the148 73,376.307.829
hands2 991.577.621
streights2 991.57nan
group3 1,487.367.405
empty2 991.577.378
radio2 991.577.378
streets2 991.576.938
so7 3,470.506.819
sea3 1,487.366.799
sweet2 991.576.688
hid8 3,966.296.639
his4 1,983.146.531
tell5 2,478.936.447
braethe2 991.57nan
no12 5,949.436.208
ahint3 1,487.366.053
thir4 1,983.145.835
live2 991.575.805
hert3 1,487.365.601
wis11 5,453.645.322
i5 2,478.935.263
what4 1,983.145.247
poems2 991.575.200
past3 1,487.365.142
better4 1,983.145.070
light2 991.575.021
born2 991.575.021
hattamoa2 991.57nan
gan2 991.574.936
hen2 991.574.880
watch2 991.574.825
under2 991.574.771
burwick2 991.57nan
land2 991.574.771
left4 1,983.144.747
walk2 991.574.491
reid2 991.574.491
trees2 991.574.491
wha4 1,983.144.387
early2 991.574.326
started2 991.574.213
winter2 991.573.939
gang3 1,487.363.799
first5 2,478.933.705
takan2 991.57nan
men3 1,487.364.063
middle2 991.573.582
toon2 991.573.478
road3 1,487.363.459
them7 3,470.503.405
blue2 991.573.378
summerdale2 991.57nan
for18 8,924.143.341
free2 991.573.220
bonny2 991.573.159
nivver2 991.573.100
white2 991.572.930
still4 1,983.142.924
black2 991.572.903
then5 2,478.932.884
kirk2 991.572.876
fae10 4,957.862.798
new4 1,983.142.731
as7 3,470.502.692
knittan2 991.57nan
when5 2,478.932.607
street2 991.572.551
again4 1,983.142.476
yet2 991.572.383
but4 1,983.142.366
wan3 1,487.362.156
dae5 2,478.932.135
be6 2,974.712.000
times2 991.571.904
life3 1,487.361.846
noo6 2,974.711.838
aboot3 1,487.361.823
get5 2,478.931.645
whit2 991.571.636
renga2 991.57nan
canna2 991.571.796
doon2 991.571.604
wark2 991.571.474
back2 991.571.368
hiv2 991.571.322
shellmaleens2 991.57nan
a68 33,713.441.320
never2 991.571.310
me4 1,983.141.218
side2 991.571.141
this5 2,478.931.088
bit3 1,487.361.087
need2 991.570.986
been2 991.570.952
tak3 1,487.360.928
things2 991.570.887
buey2 991.57nan
set2 991.570.900
could3 1,487.360.883
year3 1,487.360.880
time2 991.570.863
want2 991.570.845
will3 1,487.360.783
bairns2 991.570.769
sic2 991.570.724
same2 991.570.594
ower3 1,487.360.568
if2 991.570.433
scottish2 991.570.429
or5 2,478.930.396
fine2 991.570.374
like4 1,983.140.365
than3 1,487.360.322
oot7 3,470.500.277
here3 1,487.360.247
door2 991.570.233
by4 1,983.140.232
they9 4,462.070.184
see4 1,983.140.169
afore3 1,487.360.168
quaality2 991.57nan
weel3 1,487.360.180
mind2 991.570.165
we9 4,462.070.126
think2 991.570.122
up7 3,470.500.069
haed2 991.570.065
are3 1,487.360.065
bi2 991.570.050
come2 991.570.049
her11 5,453.640.041
laughan2 991.57nan
pit2 991.570.031
efter2 991.570.030
is13 6,445.220.025
laevan2 991.57nan
orkney's2 991.57nan
wid2 991.570.017
tae44 21,814.580.017
caer2 991.57nan
got2 991.570.009
day4 1,983.140.001
at13 6,445.220.001