Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Greig, Charles

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 19,453
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,740
Ratio of total words to unique words - 11.18
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - da, an, ta, dat, wis, he, a, o, fir, i,

List of texts in corpus

A Shetland Bible
Saint Andrew Press (2009-10-01 ) in Shetland (Lerwick) dialect, categorised as prose (19,453 words)

Author word usage frequencies

Word	Count	Normalised per 100,000
da	1097	5639.23
an	809	4158.74
ta	568	2919.86
dat	450	2313.27
wis	409	2102.5
he	404	2076.8
a	354	1819.77
o	340	1747.8
fir	227	1166.92
i	225	1156.63
göd	217	1115.51
dem	204	1048.68
dey	189	971.57
wi	184	945.87
you	183	940.73
whit	181	930.45
him	172	884.18
be	160	822.5
said	153	786.51
his	146	750.53
man	145	745.39
bit	140	719.68
me	129	663.14
in	127	652.86
jesus	126	647.72
fock	125	642.57
is	124	637.43
on	122	627.15
aa	119	611.73
dis	118	606.59
so	117	601.45
loard	115	591.17
tae	109	560.32
wir	106	544.9
it	106	544.9
dan	97	498.64
du	97	498.64
aboot	96	493.5
no	87	447.23
as	86	442.09
day	84	431.81
hed	84	431.81
whan	81	416.39
gied	80	411.25
oot	80	411.25
come	78	400.97
tak	78	400.97
wid	77	395.83
cam	76	390.69
hae	74	380.4
richt	70	359.84
my	70	359.84
dir	66	339.28
gie	65	334.14
wye	64	329
up	63	323.86
at	63	323.86
set	63	323.86
dee	63	323.86
wan	62	318.72
ll	62	318.72
fae	62	318.72
ir	61	313.58
place	57	293.01
aye	55	282.73
mak	55	282.73
lik	55	282.73
nae	54	277.59
lat	52	267.31
ower	49	251.89
if	49	251.89
mair	48	246.75
dy	48	246.75
ken	47	241.61
see	47	241.61
hit	47	241.61
-	46	236.47
aff	46	236.47
pit	46	236.47
shö	44	226.19
dön	44	226.19
things	44	226.19
joost	44	226.19
der	43	221.05
dö	43	221.05
her	42	215.91
afore	41	210.76
we	41	210.76
or	41	210.76
efter	40	205.62
apo	39	200.48
med	39	200.48
your	38	195.34
dunna	37	190.2
love	37	190.2
took	37	190.2
geng	36	185.06
men	36	185.06
body	36	185.06
awa	35	179.92
dere	35	179.92
aafil	35	179.92
start	34	174.78
ill	34	174.78
very	33	169.64
ean	33	169.64
am	33	169.64
paece	32	164.5
nivir	32	164.5
idder	32	164.5
aabody	32	164.5
haes	31	159.36
weel	31	159.36
time	31	159.36
can	31	159.36
aside	31	159.36
whaar	31	159.36
wha	31	159.36
cood	31	159.36
king	30	154.22
dey'll	30	154.22
better	30	154.22
back	30	154.22
some-ean	29	149.08
git	29	149.08
haand	29	149.08
times	29	149.08
iviry	29	149.08
saa	29	149.08
doon	28	143.94
aathing	28	143.94
naethin	28	143.94
fedder	28	143.94
der's	28	143.94
telt	28	143.94
pitten	28	143.94
even	27	138.8
maet	27	138.8
hame	27	138.8
pat	27	138.8
budder	27	138.8
a'll	27	138.8
sam	27	138.8
ee	27	138.8
pör	27	138.8
a'm	27	138.8
didna	26	133.66
kent	26	133.66
gyaan	26	133.66
caad	25	128.51
owld	25	128.51
du's	25	128.51
some	25	128.51
will	25	128.51
towt	24	123.37
whit's	24	123.37
idders	24	123.37
holy	24	123.37
bairns	24	123.37
care	23	118.23
noo	23	118.23
laand	23	118.23
himsel	23	118.23
muckle	23	118.23
new	23	118.23
sal	23	118.23
abön	22	113.09
foo	22	113.09
peerie	22	113.09
say	21	107.95
dat's	21	107.95
best	21	107.95
wisna	21	107.95
aksed	21	107.95
lok	21	107.95
bide	20	102.81
tell	20	102.81
you'll	20	102.81
aert	20	102.81
been	20	102.81
life	20	102.81
gien	20	102.81
wife	20	102.81
luke	20	102.81
he's	20	102.81
boy	19	97.67
bairn	19	97.67
haert	19	97.67
foy	19	97.67
man's	19	97.67
only	19	97.67
taen	19	97.67
got	19	97.67
need	19	97.67
hoo	19	97.67
lift	18	92.53
want	18	92.53
watter	18	92.53
twa	18	92.53
david	18	92.53
praise	17	87.39
canna	17	87.39
feth	17	87.39
somethin	17	87.39
rodd	17	87.39
livin	17	87.39
lang	17	87.39
again	17	87.39
fin	17	87.39
athin	16	82.25
blissins	16	82.25
plaesed	16	82.25
sowl	16	82.25
hadd	16	82.25
loard's	16	82.25
coodna	16	82.25
lay	15	77.11
craetir	15	77.11
joy	15	77.11
anidder	15	77.11
end	15	77.11
shaa	15	77.11
by	15	77.11
wants	15	77.11
he'll	15	77.11
wanted	14	71.97
spaek	14	71.97
thing	14	71.97
haerts	14	71.97
tinkin	14	71.97
lookit	14	71.97
yon	13	66.83
tanks	13	66.83
onything	13	66.83
comes	13	66.83
samuel	13	66.83
mind	13	66.83
jonah	13	66.83
jacob	13	66.83
tink	13	66.83
nixt	13	66.83
nicht	13	66.83
hadds	13	66.83
john	13	66.83
saul	13	66.83
dusna	13	66.83
strent	12	61.69
hit's	12	61.69
weemin	12	61.69
trachle	12	61.69
tho	12	61.69
sheep	12	61.69
hoose	12	61.69
look	12	61.69
peety	12	61.69
blyde	12	61.69
gear	12	61.69
glory	12	61.69
seen	12	61.69
kind	12	61.69
speerit	12	61.69
dus	12	61.69
led	12	61.69
did	12	61.69
mary	12	61.69
matthew	12	61.69
graet	12	61.69
sure	12	61.69
ony	11	56.55
says	11	56.55
listen	11	56.55
comin	11	56.55
help	11	56.55
dey're	11	56.55
dim	11	56.55
boannie	11	56.55
bliss	11	56.55
and	11	56.55
fish	11	56.55
still	11	56.55
sense	10	51.41
grund	10	51.41
taks	10	51.41
freends	10	51.41
kens	10	51.41
later	10	51.41
psalm	10	51.41
left	10	51.41
gittin	10	51.41
inta	10	51.41
hairst	10	51.41
rivin	10	51.41
wance	10	51.41
pooer	10	51.41
feet	10	51.41
nor	10	51.41
shood	10	51.41
trowe	10	51.41
speecial	10	51.41
temple	10	51.41
toon	10	51.41
eans	10	51.41
plenty	10	51.41
awaar	10	51.41
ruth	10	51.41
bridder	9	46.27
we'll	9	46.27
wrang	9	46.27
really	9	46.27
naebody	9	46.27
greetin	9	46.27
esau	9	46.27
shön	9	46.27
go	9	46.27
bring	9	46.27
freend	9	46.27
uncan	9	46.27
bidden	9	46.27
blist	9	46.27
forgie	9	46.27
seekin	9	46.27
ain	9	46.27
sun	9	46.27
understaand	9	46.27
important	9	46.27
weel-aff	9	46.27
moses	9	46.27
apon	9	46.27
young	9	46.27
money	9	46.27
midder	9	46.27
windered	8	41.12
sat	8	41.12
maks	8	41.12
daeth	8	41.12
live	8	41.12
solomon	8	41.12
last	8	41.12
ills	8	41.12
staand	8	41.12
it's	8	41.12
happened	8	41.12
boaz	8	41.12
jesus'	8	41.12
wark	8	41.12
maybe	8	41.12
wirk	8	41.12
fremd	8	41.12
widna	8	41.12
coarn	8	41.12
all	8	41.12
sae	8	41.12
voice	8	41.12
far	8	41.12
licht	8	41.12
pilate	8	41.12
among	8	41.12
you're	8	41.12
mirknen	8	41.12
tree	8	41.12
tammas	8	41.12
tagidder	8	41.12
boys	8	41.12
bridders	8	41.12
twartree	8	41.12
fan	8	41.12
demsels	7	35.98
seein	7	35.98
sea	7	35.98
share	7	35.98
here	7	35.98
ready	7	35.98
takkin	7	35.98
haands	7	35.98
days	7	35.98
alang	7	35.98
years	7	35.98
joseph	7	35.98
lifted	7	35.98
brocht	7	35.98
hoop	7	35.98
faerd	7	35.98
noah	7	35.98
wirld	7	35.98
faats	7	35.98
yoursel	7	35.98
boat	7	35.98
ida	7	35.98
somewye	7	35.98
mattie	7	35.98
wird	7	35.98
started	7	35.98
ony-ean	7	35.98
spak	7	35.98
jerusalem	7	35.98
do	7	35.98
angels	7	35.98
bruck	7	35.98
fantin	7	35.98
surely	7	35.98
aks	7	35.98
first	7	35.98
laeve	7	35.98
makkin	7	35.98
du'll	7	35.98
blissin	7	35.98
son	7	35.98
spaekin	7	35.98
wyes	7	35.98
yoursels	6	30.84
forgien	6	30.84
wha-ivir	6	30.84
worship	6	30.84
il	6	30.84
wirt	6	30.84
abraham	6	30.84
likit	6	30.84
ivirything	6	30.84
slippit	6	30.84
dee'd	6	30.84
shaad	6	30.84
book	6	30.84
open	6	30.84
siller	6	30.84
manna	6	30.84
bidin	6	30.84
fill	6	30.84
baest	6	30.84
winderin	6	30.84
heeven	6	30.84
staandin	6	30.84
kindness	6	30.84
mysel	6	30.84
layin	6	30.84
keep	6	30.84
pey'd	6	30.84
sent	6	30.84
genesis	6	30.84
isaiah	6	30.84
anyoch	6	30.84
pey	6	30.84
rise	6	30.84
haein	6	30.84
mester	6	30.84
bed	6	30.84
faimily	6	30.84
g	6	30.84
wirkers	6	30.84
coose	6	30.84
needin	6	30.84
faer	6	30.84
firgit	6	30.84
wrocht	6	30.84
döin	6	30.84
aet	6	30.84
job	5	25.7
der'll	5	25.7
aest	5	25.7
cross	5	25.7
happit	5	25.7
bread	5	25.7
voar	5	25.7
whitivir	5	25.7
name	5	25.7
wirkin	5	25.7
rest	5	25.7
head	5	25.7
shepherd	5	25.7
gödness	5	25.7
side	5	25.7
onywye	5	25.7
plant	5	25.7
drink	5	25.7
heed	5	25.7
wild	5	25.7
fell	5	25.7
flooers	5	25.7
dey''ll	5	25.7
gadder	5	25.7
perfect	5	25.7
shood've	5	25.7
cassen	5	25.7
haanded	5	25.7
gaddered	5	25.7
hidmist	5	25.7
naomi	5	25.7
win	5	25.7
lass	5	25.7
laa	5	25.7
ve	5	25.7
gengs	5	25.7
aesy	5	25.7
fools	5	25.7
sang	5	25.7
rigs	5	25.7
winder	5	25.7
towts	5	25.7
een	5	25.7
closs	5	25.7
sing	5	25.7
selt	5	25.7
lipper	5	25.7
owlder	5	25.7
sayin	5	25.7
attention	5	25.7
foremist	5	25.7
egypt	5	25.7
heevens	5	25.7
christ	5	25.7
heard	5	25.7
aksin	5	25.7
kirk	5	25.7
filled	4	20.56
grind	4	20.56
looks	4	20.56
dochter	4	20.56
lookin	4	20.56
sicht	4	20.56
herod	4	20.56
story	4	20.56
croon	4	20.56
wisdim	4	20.56
drap	4	20.56
fornenst	4	20.56
promised	4	20.56
lasses	4	20.56
lazarus	4	20.56
eli	4	20.56
felt	4	20.56
hap	4	20.56
baith	4	20.56
gies	4	20.56
kame	4	20.56
aroond	4	20.56
saul's	4	20.56
gentle	4	20.56
face	4	20.56
wirna	4	20.56
zac	4	20.56
micht	4	20.56
happen	4	20.56
wine	4	20.56
seemed	4	20.56
forbye	4	20.56
shaas	4	20.56
blissed	4	20.56
boy'	4	20.56
adie	4	20.56
feenished	4	20.56
space	4	20.56
beyond	4	20.56
hinder	4	20.56
hale	4	20.56
ati	4	20.56
till	4	20.56
different	4	20.56
judas	4	20.56
stöd	4	20.56
mirk	4	20.56
peter	4	20.56
gled	4	20.56
nane	4	20.56
neebir	4	20.56
dine	4	20.56
bein	4	20.56
wilds	4	20.56
pits	4	20.56
mairried	4	20.56
sets	4	20.56
reign	4	20.56
priest	4	20.56
each	4	20.56
--	4	20.56
winderfil	4	20.56
shö's	4	20.56
doontöm	4	20.56
wirds	4	20.56
minds	4	20.56
kyucker	4	20.56
wid've	4	20.56
strenge	4	20.56
likly	4	20.56
yit	4	20.56
sees	4	20.56
its	4	20.56
deevil	4	20.56
fit	4	20.56
simmer	4	20.56
kames	4	20.56
lyin	3	15.42
stons	3	15.42
god	3	15.42
romans	3	15.42
sit	3	15.42
rebekah	3	15.42
plants	3	15.42
baests	3	15.42
isaac	3	15.42
piece	3	15.42
p	3	15.42
grain	3	15.42
village	3	15.42
ithoot	3	15.42
kin	3	15.42
seeks	3	15.42
servant	3	15.42
lippenin	3	15.42
passover	3	15.42
ddin	3	15.42
jacob's	3	15.42
able	3	15.42
sproot	3	15.42
faat	3	15.42
worry	3	15.42
roar	3	15.42
spokken	3	15.42
haelt	3	15.42
cup	3	15.42
trees	3	15.42
david's	3	15.42
fruit	3	15.42
past	3	15.42
mark	3	15.42
praised	3	15.42
sittin	3	15.42
a''ll	3	15.42
starns	3	15.42
belangs	3	15.42
lippen	3	15.42
maitter	3	15.42
onkerry	3	15.42
helpin	3	15.42
goliath	3	15.42
dat'll	3	15.42
ill-trickit	3	15.42
owldest	3	15.42
board	3	15.42
lost	3	15.42
siffer	3	15.42
seemon	3	15.42
budderin	3	15.42
headin	3	15.42
hirplin	3	15.42
giein	3	15.42
fast	3	15.42
tap	3	15.42
tirn	3	15.42
baptise	3	15.42
desert	3	15.42
fairmer	3	15.42
boady	3	15.42
yet	3	15.42
silver	3	15.42
hoid	3	15.42
ill-vaandit	3	15.42
dirl	3	15.42
black	3	15.42
clivir	3	15.42
becam	3	15.42
needed	3	15.42
wind	3	15.42
sisters	3	15.42
girse	3	15.42
bides	3	15.42
watchin	3	15.42
hoopin	3	15.42
table	3	15.42
dance	3	15.42
feyt	3	15.42
burns	3	15.42
moaderate	3	15.42
tidder	3	15.42
greet	3	15.42
sifferin	3	15.42
someean	3	15.42
hardly	3	15.42
gold	3	15.42
bigg	3	15.42
crood	3	15.42
st	3	15.42
redder	3	15.42
net	3	15.42
fine	3	15.42
lie	3	15.42
hurt	3	15.42
tinks	3	15.42
birth	3	15.42
nedder	3	15.42
freendship	3	15.42
buddered	3	15.42
when	3	15.42
wanless	3	15.42
maist	3	15.42
sic	3	15.42
sh	3	15.42
laanded	3	15.42
ha'pny	3	15.42
dream	3	15.42
seeven	3	15.42
ran	3	15.42
wantin	3	15.42
turned	3	15.42
lipperin	3	15.42
spaeks	3	15.42
loved	3	15.42
well	3	15.42
bannocks	3	15.42
öd	3	15.42
chance	3	15.42
room	3	15.42
samaria	3	15.42
atween	3	15.42
starn	3	15.42
ivir	3	15.42
firivir	3	15.42
laird	3	15.42
state	3	15.42
non	3	15.42
yock	3	15.42
clim	3	15.42
caa	3	15.42
craetirs	3	15.42
beauty	3	15.42
bethlehem	3	15.42
sho's	3	15.42
kye	3	15.42
use	3	15.42
hills	2	10.28
emmaus	2	10.28
itsel	2	10.28
knees	2	10.28
ön	2	10.28
fun	2	10.28
grace	2	10.28
lichtit	2	10.28
ab	2	10.28
bodies	2	10.28
wast	2	10.28
birse	2	10.28
shift	2	10.28
straicht	2	10.28
join	2	10.28
nyook	2	10.28
glower	2	10.28
grief	2	10.28
jewel	2	10.28
sho	2	10.28
oo	2	10.28
laet	2	10.28
haddin	2	10.28
ahint	2	10.28
faa	2	10.28
spring	2	10.28
stravaig	2	10.28
acts	2	10.28
mooth	2	10.28
coorse	2	10.28
crops	2	10.28
vexation	2	10.28
seek	2	10.28
shouted	2	10.28
ava	2	10.28
catched	2	10.28
bal'd	2	10.28
ootbye	2	10.28
affrontit	2	10.28
gdd	2	10.28
akses	2	10.28
claes	2	10.28
may	2	10.28
pray	2	10.28
mester'	2	10.28
ferder	2	10.28
grice	2	10.28
fedder'	2	10.28
fedder's	2	10.28
cöshin	2	10.28
finger	2	10.28
traetit	2	10.28
baptised	2	10.28
save	2	10.28
fishermen	2	10.28
ill-aff	2	10.28
gotten	2	10.28
furt	2	10.28
fishin	2	10.28
styooch	2	10.28
yowe	2	10.28
rdf	2	10.28
laden	2	10.28
ootside	2	10.28
aless	2	10.28
hidna	2	10.28
try	2	10.28
raise	2	10.28
dysel	2	10.28
limmer	2	10.28
cared	2	10.28
poored	2	10.28
hunders	2	10.28
aetin	2	10.28
midders	2	10.28
gadderin	2	10.28
shon	2	10.28
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