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Use in varieties of Scots

canary Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.2 2 7.4 0 11.6 10.3 9.7
Number of occurrences144 5 0 2 1 2
Number of authors13 4 4 2 1 2

Occurrences of canary in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
hts are fair drawin in!" An a Canary cawed oot tae its weans in a on page 32

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
nae dae wi my thrapple!" An a Canary cried oot in a trimmlin vyce on page 31

1 matches

Le Marie, Nicole Lallans 102 - Daffs, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, poetry
glaikit canary howlin on page 77

1 matches

Duncan, Robert Peeweep, (Wigtown 2015) Central - Lumphinnans, poetry
cairryin the canary.
1 matches

Doric

Fairbairn, Jamie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Banff, newspaper
es a rare acoont o the "Scots canary": on page 37

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
r disna suit ma throat!" An a Canary called oot in a tremblan voic on page 30

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
his easily fan ye compare the Canary Islands wi Scotland, for exam
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
an aa! (yaldie, yorlin, Scots canary). Fit div ye cry the birdie i (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
doesna dö wi my trot!" An a Canary cried oot tae her bairns wi a on page 32

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
He fan a box o CANARY SEED apö da skelf. ‘Maybe
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
disnae suit ma throat!" An a Canary ca'ed oot in a tremblin voice on page 31

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
mae thrapple onie guid!" An a canary caalt oot in a shaky voice, t on page 31

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Tae a Virus, (no publisher recorded 2020) Ulster, poetry
Canary isles, no fur a while
1 matches

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