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Use in varieties of Scots

daes Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words67.4 67.3 27.1 89.4 0 0 256.7
Number of occurrences216131 18 9 0 0 58
Number of authors54 35 6 4 10

Occurrences of daes in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Tae retour thare? Whit daes it maitter nou? on page 46

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Daes onybody mynd this chield o er on page 15

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
or Mabel! Ill try an say 'Hou daes the little-'," an she crossed on page 18
ll juist see whit this bottle daes. I hope it'll mak me grow muc on page 33
tae be tellt that. "It juist daes my heid in," she mumpt tae he on page 44

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
sh as haunsome is as haunsome daes an the ither telt me Ah wis g on page 27

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
hiz 'Alzheimer's Disease'; he daes naethin ither than bide in a on page 80
bit tae the deecernin neb, it daes. on page 81

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 58 - The Rooks, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Mast on whilk gramarie aye daes stay, on page 112

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
gonnae happen onyroads, whit daes it maitter if we dae onythin on page 6

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Hou daes fowerty odd year on page 34
Daes onybody really get oan wi tha on page 41

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
'Daes the auld fox lie in this den? on page 46

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
by gazelles an daes in the straths, on page 4
by gazelles an daes in the straths, on page 6
by gazelles an daes in the straths, on page 17

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ir for a wee smoke - in thae daes it seemit like near awbodie o on page 49

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
ften hae conseidert. What-wey daes oor laws proteck an sairve na on page 5

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Tae mak yer merk, onythin daes on page 23
Wi aw that fast food. It daes in distance rinners. on page 135
That so daes his wife on page 155

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
as ane o the sma leids. Scots daes exist in the system an haes d on page 6
tae yer ain Scots voice. Hoo daes it soond whan ye say a phrase on page 7
r', 'his' an oor' as Soothron daes: on page 29
sentence or sentences alood. Daes it soond like something ye wa on page 33
an speir whit thay thairsels daes. on page 42
Also on pages 50
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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
! Better no bleester. Bet hit daes an aw. Bet A git a big bowsie on page 1

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"But whit guid daes it dae him, pittin us in some on page 79
But that disnae maitter. Whit daes maitter is that Pve wirked oo on page 96

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
That grappa fair daes yer heid in, afore we pertit on page 136

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
id thrummle its wey in, an it daes butch bawties, an eat thaim," on page 79
"Hoo daes ma faither ken this ratton's on page 81

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Ice an watter daes ane anither nae skaith. on page 39

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
g o the common fowk? Whit wey daes this play intae religious ide on page 108

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
n that a freestaunin Scotland daes mair mense tae the airgument. on page 110

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
An hou tae wile ye? Nae lint daes Daith hae on page 30

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McCallum, Andrew Lallans 73 - Ecce Homo, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
t naither a look nor a thocht daes e cast on page 71

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
"Daes the heidie ivver dae ony bits on page 98

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Houever, the buik daes faw doun in some important we on page 130
n Henryson. Indeed, this wark daes a bonnie job o gettin its str on page 131

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
s o the kintra whaur the leid daes byde wi the fowk: wad thay no on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Sae whit daes Scots hae bi wey o political on page 121

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
kinna wey.) This wey o luikin daes tend tae bring furrit anti-au on page 56

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
o the Yird. Hooanever, as it daes this the swaw fae the Sun wil
rld wi nae atmosphere, but it daes hae a magnetic field. The gra
t we maun be thankfae that it daes. Oor Moon keeps us richt an p
aff the Yird. The ither side daes get licht aff the sun. It hae
ane anither in the bygang as daes Jubiter itsel. This is whit w
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
Whit Daes Speakin Scots Mean?
s an ignores Scots, whit howp daes indigenous Scots speakers hiv
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
her tung. Whit's e'en waur an daes e'en mair skaith tae the weir
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
nspecified provenance, but it daes luik like this is a fell geog
ently lament that mony scuils daes jist ae week o Scots literatu
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
For aa diaphonemics daes in bringin thegither the muck
e it or no. Like Norrowa folk daes wi their Nynorsk, we can dree
eedless, an tho as like as no daes nae herm, micht be better spe
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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ound she’d tint. But aa she daes is jines the queue for pieces
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Fleemin, Sandy Post-Its, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
The job I daes here
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
Whit Daes Scots Eat?
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
yersel tae yer wark. Whit it daes inatween is byordinar. While
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
s lik Inglis nor Modren Scots daes i the ilk tune.
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
scription o thon time, but it daes shaw that tradeetions o orra
wed it ‘the goblin grim.’ Daes this no pit us in mind o ane
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ional parentage. Sae whit wey daes it suddenly sproot oot intae
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Whaur it daes occur is as a lexical verb in
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
Daes ony o this ring a bell?
very kintrae is jist a dream, daes it maiter wha the dreamers ar
Weel, aye, it daes. It maiters acause we're gett
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
economy? Naw. Oor government daes. They've duin studies on it a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
tealin twa three kisses as he daes, sayin the Baillie shuid chyn
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
, note that aften whaur Scots daes hae the same wird as in Engli
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
But what daes survive o, an what div we ken
ill kent an in prent the day. Daes Scotland hae a muisicial ootp
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
gun soondit the oor as it aye daes fae the battlements o the cas
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
t on wi Orgon's wife, Elvire, daes the scales faw frae his een,
Itherweys, the very fowk that daes speak the Scots/English that
kin tae, somethin maist Scots daes on a daily basis. Her wark th
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
aker's Lane. The likes o this daes juist that. A Dundonian, noo
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
tae uise thair tongue mair or daes the creenge apply tae thon ki
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
mint o linguistic richts, it daes bield citizens an groups agin
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
braw sicht tae come hame tae? Daes ony ither garage door mak sic
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
a cooks, cleans an generally 'daes' for the Laird (Iain Johnston
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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
It’s true: Wha daes ye an ill turn will ne’er f
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
the wey the lowe spreeds and daes aathing for ye? Ye can chaing
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
tae happen onygate, what odds daes is mak whither we wirk for it
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
that daes skaith til the fundamental ri
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
daes
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
enda suits thaim, bit Britain daes hae a lang history o genuine
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
elin orra aboot it that maist daes the noo. This wad be the mais
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
be quite pleased gin the SNP daes indeed need tae lippin til Gr
free frae Coburn as his heid daes frae thocht.
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Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Whit daes it mean tae say that Gaelic i
glance upon meaning’? Whit daes it mean tae say o Scots that
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
lest fortnicht – whit place daes that hae in the land o Libert
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
thon kythin tae Gaelic an aw, daes awa wi onie credibeelity poli
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
languages in the first place? Daes Labour ettle then tae haud ta
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
ter the Scots leid upsteerers daes"
k a guid sicht bonnier nor it daes the day.
ter the Scots leid upsteerers daes.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
tish pynt o view sae whit wey daes the tellie hiv tae keep on te
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
l see that leeteratur can, an daes, kythe frae thair ain surroon
t tartan an shortbreid eemage daes.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
etter nor anither's? Whit wey daes the likes o BBC Scotland juis
is juist Glesca Neds, the BBC daes juist as muckle skaith tae th
er progress frae thare but he daes ken the'r juist the twa kinna
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Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
maist aw) yese Scots-speakers daes weel unnerstaund an uise Ingl
krainian) - thaim in Belarus daes speak an uise in thair iveryd
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Piondargas, Criostoir , (no publisher recorded 2015) Central, prose
ee hou puitin the Gaelic doun daes onythin for the Scot leis.
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
Here's howpin Scotland daes the same an aw! https://t.co/(2019) search twitter

@jack_capener tweeted
ation in byleids like English daes - aw wirds an thair variatio(2019) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
h Water via ae o the MSPs..., daes yer consteetuent mean ae drai(2020) search twitter
Daes Reddit realise the name means(2020) search twitter

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
gart me feel some ooneasy. It daes yit. on page 56

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
"Daes the meenister ken aw aboot ye on page 100

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Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
Though he daes naethin til thaim; on page 125

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
d doon it bi 'rabelo' boaties daes rin throu the city thou. The on page 9
rtists has free entry, an sae daes the contemporary galleries 'K on page 15

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Onywye, nae lang ago, daes es young precentor billie nae on page 25

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
'Weel, He daes't in the Scripturs aften aneu on page 91

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
Wullie nivver daes ocht lik yon. Ye said e cum r
a hot chocolat, bit weel tea daes iz fine. The wumman offert iz
A feel vext fur Wullie as e daes git awfy fykie veesitin in ho
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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
nummer o fowk ’ithoot hames daes seem tae be drappin, an mair
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Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ken eneuch aboot it. Until it daes happen, it canna dae ony hair
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
exist, for tae me it clearly daes. But richt there is the crux;
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Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
pin an swipin, an niver a day daes their hauns feel the clart o
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Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
ot than we aaready hiv. If it daes get tae the point that we can
tourists. Fit kyne o message daes that send tae fowk fae ither
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
ss o fit gender they are. Nor daes either person in a relationsh
cooperation. An, if a couple daes decide tae bring up bairns th
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Orkney

Sclater, Kathryn Gallows Ha - Five Signs, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Hid daes fine fur a day or two, on page 15

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Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
es aa the kynds o Scots, whit daes that mean?
fae this projects i the erly daes o standardiesation.
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Mainland, Marlene Home Truths, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Granny? Whar daes gablos come fae?
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Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
kless, tae mak a spaech. This daes, thir affens mor sithrin Scot
kin tae disagree on gin abdee daes hid. Thir brod Orcadians wha
plir aproch in poiïtree this daes, but A hae a fondniss fir the
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@peediepuss tweeted
@jm_stout Daes luk kinda like it (2021) twitter link

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
(His an dis, naw haes an daes: an on page 6

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Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha mair, whut winner daes? on page 41
a's blak or white, thair case daes rin. on page 57
Ma heid thou daes wi oil anoint, An ma cups rin on page 68
'This is tha genération that Daes eftér him inquire. on page 70

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
"What wye daes the wee crocodile on page 19
'll jest see what this bottle daes. O coorse A hope it maks mae on page 34
"Ay, heth it daes, yer honour: but it's still a on page 38
"Well, A try't tae say 'Hoo daes the wee busy bee', but it aal on page 45
know that weel enuch, an what daes it metter tae mae whather yae on page 53
Also on pages 59, 60, 70, 94, 102
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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
n he senns rain on thaim that daes whut's richt, as weel as on t on page 6
fruit, ay, bi whut the' dae. Daes fowk gether grapes frae a tho on page 8
tae dae thïs or that, an he daes ït!" Whan Jesus heerd thïs, on page 9
"Wha daes he thïnk he ïs, taakin sitc on page 78
"Daes tha Laa say ye shud dae guid on page 79
Also on pages 80, 81, 86, 88, 94, 98, 100, 109
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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
totie Cooncil bin-cairt that daes oor road becked intae ma gate on page 25
ma hoose. Thon soart o thaing daes yer hairt guid an A reckon it on page 30

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Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
ates, Airts an Aisedom (MFAA) daes preses an pits a seekitar cor on page 15

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Minoritie Leids es daes oor mither leid Scots. Thon m on page 57

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Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
e as whut tha wee smittal bug daes when ye gie yer hauns a wash.
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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
hut soart o yin-soorce haitin daes this dwellin-place hae?
t o replenishin pooerin gates daes this dwellin-place hae?
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Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
ed Grace tae John. “Fur why daes she no say ocht? Dae ye ken y
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