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Use in varieties of Scots

barkin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.1 8.5 8 0 11.6 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences2516 5 0 2 1 1
Number of authors18 10 5 1 1 1

Occurrences of barkin in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e an then a lang wey back, an barkin hoarsely aw the while, till e on page 42

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
wae a smug look. She hud been barkin at me since A came in the doo on page 36

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
lang wey back every time, an barkin aa the while, till at the hin on page 41

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
n an excited state and begins barkin. Which of course is a clear, on page 153
"Sorry aboot the barkin, mate" ah tell him. "Ah dinna on page 163

2 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
can ae Tennent's. It's fuckin barkin that stuff. See cos the can's on page 172

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
smash the door in, dugs barkin, pandemonium aa roun, on page 115

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
-image o the birkie underdug, barkin aboot whit we used tae be, an
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
snarls again interspersed wae barkin, only louder this time, afore
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
o lowsin thaim. He heard the barkin an fowk gowlin at the baists
afore it wis fully licht. The barkin o dugs telt him he wis near a
dronin on neist door an dugs barkin ootside the compound.
he three spears. Than he made barkin noises. Tad an than the rest
ursuit fund thaim again. Mair barkin an gowlin. He wisna able for
5 matches

Robertson, Gary A Wee Dundee Xmas Poem, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
The doag's barkin loudly, the budgie's got oot
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
e ither fowk Snotters, hoast, barkin, bide at hame an get testit(2020) search twitter

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
In their pen i'dugs ir barkin on page 162

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
rwise placid Shitsu hid begun barkin at the moon in the middle o t on page 118

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
rks an plouterin throw burns, barkin their shins on boulders, an s on page 87

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
. 'Nae pynt in haein a dog an barkin yersel,' she'd say, tho she t
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
night she soonds like a seal barkin. I can hear her through the p
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
kes fokk heard his peerie dug barkin i da hill. He wis lyin dere, on page 3
Marnie rushed, barkin, at a faimly a swans ipo da l on page 94

2 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
an barkin hoarsely aw th while, till at on page 41

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
y time an a lang wye baak, an barkin hoarsely aal the time, tae at on page 42

1 matches

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