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Use in varieties of Scots

faimlies Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.9 16.5 12.8 0 11.6 0 22.1
Number of occurrences4631 8 0 2 0 5
Number of authors20 13 5 1 1

Occurrences of faimlies in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
n the answer tae onythin. Twa faimlies in twa teams. Yin against the on page 1

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ang, yer're tellin them their faimlies and the communitie they come on page 65
foondries, or the pubs or in faimlies. We are affy lucky in Scotlan on page 66
n memorie fer monie o us that faimlies wuid gaither in touns an citi on page 70
in the fitba team! Like monie faimlies there his been the odd wee fa on page 80
tem rin bi the MoD, monie sic faimlies find theirsels haein tae buy on page 123
Also on pages 147
6 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ars or mair, an that aw their faimlies had deid while they were awa. on page 29
dockside wuid be lined wi the faimlies o the men on the ships an hun on page 32
e whalers, an their freens an faimlies, as tae hou muckle blubber ea on page 33
actories, meanin that in mony faimlies the wife endit up as the brei on page 50
still impose heavy fines, get faimlies pit oot o their houses and pi on page 83
Also on pages 84, 96, 116
9 matches

Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
eness amangst lairners, their faimlies an the wider community that S on page 6

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
gie a heize ti thair ain ryal faimlies. Bot gif ye gang baklins ti t on page 47

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
yon tae keep oorsels and oor faimlies alive. Richt?' on page 60
hae tae, tae get food for oor faimlies. But noo, ma freends, we hae on page 79

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ry, though it survived in sum faimlies intae the nineteent, an mibbi on page 107

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
puckle o thaim cam frae guid faimlies wha had tae cairry the shame on page 18

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Faimlies driven in desperation,
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
“Ay, an faimlies wi six an seeven bairns...”
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
weemen wantin tae feed thair faimlies. In fact, this is a guid inst
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
onal responsibility fir their faimlies, freens or wider communities
1 matches

Eunson, Catherine Freude, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
his mither and abody in baith faimlies.
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Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
there wad hae been aboot ten faimlies bidin here, in the puckle o w
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@johnstone_shane tweeted
ad Italian an whit stages thi faimlies at wi Intergenerational Trans (2020) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
heidedness brocht intae therr faimlies. on page 84

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
r mony Scots, Inglis an Irish faimlies fa producit the drink wad bid on page 9

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
teerin up good grun that wir faimlies his ained for generations. It on page 87

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
freens an aa, for aa that wir faimlies were lik chalk an cheese. Ye on page 72

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ye an yer heirs shall aa the faimlies o eirde be blessed. An luik u
1 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
bit ane or twa single-parent faimlies and even their mithers wurkit
r a few year, fa hid stairted faimlies. Ivvery hoose hid bairns, or
2 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
da young anes. Ane a da young faimlies at ah'm blyde ta be writin a on page 7
wa aboot da idder anes an dir faimlies, an I tocht what a fine young on page 47

2 matches

Ulster

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
, threaps an sel-guidin o tha faimlies o aa tha weans. on page 30
nit oan til tha nixt kith-en. Faimlies wi a mither or faither 'at ca on page 42
faimlies leukkin tae uise Ulstèr-Scot on page 43

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