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Use in varieties of Scots

ah' Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.4 8.6 7.5 29.8 17.4 20.7 31
Number of occurrences3717 5 3 3 2 7
Number of authors11 6 1 1 1 1 1

Occurrences of ah' in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
tcher's Isle an Tinker's Loup Ah'm mindit o on page 11
Ah'm duin by wi tellins on page 14

2 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ye gie me a backie, that's aw ah'll say on the matter. on page 5
"That's aw ah've got; ah tell Siobhan. 'Some on page 6
n here, talk aboot whit telly ah've watched the last couple ae on page 8
bdy unless ah really hud tae. Ah've no spoken tae ma mum since on page 10

4 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
ime o' the day? It's the time Ah've aye liked the best. That ri on page 3

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e fucked; they're that yelly, ah'm startin tae hink they've wen on page 13
ter the strength tae make it. Ah'm sittin here hinkin tae masse on page 14
, and tae tell yae the truth, ah'm even half expectin that Iris on page 15
Mean, the only hing ah've goat ae any value is this t on page 16

4 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Everywan ah've seen so far hus a big smile on page 3
thed a sigh o relief. Ah knew ah'd be safe. Twa boys wur kissin on page 4
craped back intae a pony, and ah'm wearin everyfink listed in t on page 5
but this is ma language, and ah'm prood o it. Ah couldnae care on page 6

4 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Ah've heard boys are easier tae r on page xiii

1 matches

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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ach, Ah'm fine, Ah'm fine," he'll say, bangin is on page 7
"Seein es Ah'm aye here, Ah s'pose ere maun on page 8

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
re so predictable - Ah think Ah'd dee o shock if ye ivver did on page 6
a jang road fae Inverurie an Ah've nivver bin naewye like aat on page 7
"Ah ll gie him a tip aricht...Ah'll gie him the tip o my fit up on page 9

3 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Ah'm cheust come back fae me holi on page 1
Ah'll hae tae geung back tae West on page 2
And ah'm gaan tae cookeen classes whe on page 4

3 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
lley, an some aald neebirs at ah'll hae ta stroke aff a da list on page 1
wi a fry whin he cam ashore. Ah'll truly miss my twartree pilt on page 2
aid he wid a deeid instantly. Ah'm blyde he didna hae ta feenis on page 3

3 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
mutter tae itsel, "Och! Och! Ah'm gaun tae b' tae late!" (when on page 7
sel. "Efter sie a fa as this, Ah'll no even bother aboot fa'in on page 9

2 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
So Ah thoct Ah'd nivir get rich drappin' prat on page 3
But Ah'd bae warmer on the dole. on page 5
So Ah toul' him Ah'd twenty stooks. on page 8
Ah'd forgot aboot the coo, on page 13
So Ah says tae maesel Ah'll stap drinkin on page 14
Also on pages 15, 16, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 39, 46, 47
7 matches

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