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Use in varieties of Scots

whaur's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.9 22.6 1.5 9.9 5.8 41.3 13.3
Number of occurrences5444 1 1 1 4 3
Number of authors31 23 1 1 1 3 3

Occurrences of whaur's in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
her: she made oot the wirds: "Whaur's the ither ladder?-Well, ah wi on page 38

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Whaur's Jeannie?' he spiered heich ou on page 29

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Whaur's Trev? Is he no back yit?' on page 24

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
she ecuid mak oot the words: "Whaur's the ither ladder?"-Weel, I wi on page 37
no bad at aa," said Alison: "whaur's the Duchess?" on page 44

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
'Whaur's yer neep than?' speirt daft A on page 22

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
aroun) Bi the leivin Hairrie, whaur's Dobbin? No here? (Hinnerlie, on page 48

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
'Whaur's ma haimmer?' he yalls, 'its n on page 14

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Whaur's ma parritch? It isnae fair!' on page 34

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Whaur's the bonnie reid dawn? Krasstv on page 58

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
l tae the eejits this mornin. Whaur's ma breakfast?' on page 54
Trunchbull bowffed suddenly. 'Whaur's Bruce Dubskelper?' on page 112

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ot hame she wid skirl at me, "Whaur's ma Gowden Ticket! I want ma G on page 30

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Whaur's aa the simple stuff that made on page 139

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
JESSIE: Ouch, he's hot! Whaur's ma oven gloves? on page 63
ze it in. There! That'll dae. Whaur's the lid? on page 67

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"Olaf! Whaur's oor Olaf?" vyces cried oot. C on page 47
ee boy gettin big ideas. Noo, whaur's yer sister and that hackit we on page 90
"Whaur's Sunny?" Violet cried. "Whit h on page 103

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
whaur's the wee laddie on page 12

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
whaur's their chanters on page 2

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"Whaur's the job?" the laddie speirt. on page 65

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
An whaur's ma loun? on page 35

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 79 - Oot o the Mooths o Weans, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
Oh," seyd Morag. "Wha are ye? Whaur's ma gran?" on page 93

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
An whaur's yer love lines ye'I] be wunne on page 43

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Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"Whaur's yer passport!" he snashed, sh on page 77

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
he year's that worn doun, ay, whaur's ma flouers nou? on page 29

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
But whaur's the pub nou, Manahan's, and i on page 72

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
"Whaur's the job?" Ian speired. "Grant on page 95

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
'Nae fears!' said Clugger, 'Whaur's that bastart McBain?' on page 60

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
whaur's that blastit wumman?
dumfoonered, as to say, "Noo, whaur's it gone?"
Ye gormless gosling, whaur's yer sense?
bit, tell me, whaur's the competition?"
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
But hing on. Whaur's the Scots? There's a couple o
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DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
"Whaur's the sun?" he said "A cannae s
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
@DrMDempster Whaur's this?(2019) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
our Friockheim mask on Donald Whaur's Yer Trousers.(2020) search twitter
ce ower wi the words o Donald Whaur's yer trousers(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
"Full"? ?? Whaur's the ither sausage? No tae men(2020) search twitter
@andrewjonsso Whaur's the scam? Folk deid. Folk ur (2020) search twitter

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
Dar Oma eenins derken airlier whaur's Yer licht? a mirkie boorach o on page 3

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Orkney

Hume, Caroline Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Turn up the haet wae 'whaur's on page 126

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Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
t's a bit lik Where's Wally . Whaur's beardy? ??(2016) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Whaur's it's lugs? a voice did cry on page 25

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Miss Brodie, whaur's yer 'créme-de-la-creme'!? No on page 210
ecedence ower conservation - Whaur's the 'Puttin-Green!?' on page 212

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@StuartPoet tweeted
ictionars No heard yon afore! Whaur's it fae an hoo come 'clochan'?(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"Whaur's Leonard?" on page 14

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Whaur's tha coorse fire o tha Reiver, on page 58

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@the_gellick tweeted
an gulderin their heids aff! Whaur's The Peelers? (2014) twitter link

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