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Use in varieties of Scots

porpoise Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.1 4.3 6.4 0 0 43.7 13.3
Number of occurrences198 4 0 0 4 3
Number of authors5 2 1 1 1

Occurrences of porpoise in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Thir's a porpoise close ahint us, an he's stepp on page 99
, "Ah'd hiv jist said tae the porpoise, 'Haw, you, away an git hunti on page 101

4 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
tin tae the snail. "There's a porpoise richt ahint us, an he's staun on page 44

4 matches

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"Air's a porpoise close behind us, an he's trea on page 96
e song, "A'd hev sade till e porpoise, 'Keep back, please: we dinna on page 99

4 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"There's a porpoise close ahint oo, an het's stam on page 99
h song, "Ah'd hae said tae th porpoise, 'Haud oan, thanks: oo dinnae on page 101
would gaun onywhere withoot a porpoise." on page 102

4 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
"Thur's a porpoise close baehin iz, an hae's tra on page 100
e sang, "A'd hae said tae the porpoise, 'Keep baak, please! Wae dinn on page 102
a journey, A wud say "Wi what porpoise?'" on page 103

3 matches

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