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waakin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.3 0.5 17.6 0 34.9 0 75.2
Number of occurrences351 11 0 6 0 17
Number of authors14 1 4 3 6

Occurrences of waakin in Corpus

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Central

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
eevity gaan on, it keeps thee waakin. Thair main worry, aywis, tha
1 matches

Doric

Petrie, Kimberley Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Letter Tae Ma Younger Sel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
yirded wi dubs fae waakin yer dug. on page 26

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
. "Pit doon at Ah dee a lot o waakin." on page 51
er supper aa the time. Likes waakin - iv she disna hae ex ain mo on page 52
aid, clappin the heidsteen an waakin awa. on page 78

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ither think comin. "Jist keep waakin," he muttert t'imsel, starin on page 41
r oot the erse o's briks jist waakin aboot!" She roart an leuch it on page 75

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
at hings aboot in the car. An waakin oan yer ain... weel, it's jis on page 18
ddit. "Bit yon quine's jist a waakin disaster. An ye hiv te admit, on page 51

2 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
n aboot, turning cairtwheels, waakin on eir hands, stannin on een
1 matches

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
eets delivery e day. Ah'll be waakin aa gyte fir a fyle braakin em(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
an mony a coorse day he hedd waakin fae ae end o da perish tae da on page 1
Moira felt nervous waakin up dir path fur da first time on page 31
s hedd nae objections tae wis waakin wir dugs, or fishin in da loc on page 91

3 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
An him just waakin owir da shien! on page 27

1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Metadist Metafir, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
An him choost waakin owir da shien!
1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
An away he goes, sometimes waakin backlins. Young an athoot car
1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
irtet tae dream that shae wus waakin haun in haun wi Dinah, an sha on page 10
said the Moose, gitting up an waakin awa. "Yae insult mae wi yer s on page 31
o the trees that shae had bin waakin baelow, whin a shairp hiss ma on page 52
voice bae hir Bide. Shae wus waakin by the White Rabbit, wha was on page 82
soldiers wur aye gittin up an waakin aff tae ither places o the gr on page 83
Also on pages 84
6 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Yin day, whan Jesus wus waakin alang tha loch shore o Galile on page 4
ht? Jesus gaed oot tae thaim, waakin on tha wattèr. ° Whaniver h on page 9

4 matches

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
eengin, fur pattèrn heirskip waakin tours, an Ulstèr-Scotch pad, on page 50

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
This waakin lark lukked pooerfu easy, on page 57
A had tae mine waakin ain gratins, on page 58

3 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
tricks yer daeins (tha like o waakin or happin yersel)
1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
ae thair new hame, wi tha coo waakin ahint them.
dent, his ee lit oan a boadie waakin in tha moss, tha mair the’
2 matches

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