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chinese Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words84.9 91.5 13.6 0 40.7 795.9 4.4
Number of occurrences272178 9 0 7 77 1
Number of authors31 23 4 1 2 1

Occurrences of chinese in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
frae the Chinese of Bei Dao throy Bonnie on page 9
fae the Ming Dynasty Chinese o Chang Yu on page 10

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Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
well huv been asked in fuckin Chinese. The dad though, the auld pri on page 35

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Ah'll gi'e tae them some Chinese whispers on page 32

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
plit second, ah wonder if the Chinese and Koreans are oantae suttin on page 37
passion and honesty. Oh, they Chinese motherfuckers. Economy boomin on page 54
ss ah thoat tae masel, "These Chinese are resilient wee bastards. T on page 139
e ah've hud maire dugs than a Chinese restaurant but wae Bruce it's on page 156

4 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
chips. He's never even hud a Chinese before an here he is getting on page 2

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
her at he went an bought us a Chinese an sweets an juice fae the va on page 148
ah come back the rest ae the Chinese wis gone. Yi didnae eat aw th on page 149
t at the start where the auld Chinese man wis tellin the guy's da t on page 169

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
bi the Chinese Emperoar Qin Shihuangdi, on page 10

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
irk an Selkirk, an wis learnt Chinese at the Universitie o Embro an on page 32
o like the original yin: the Chinese hes fower, five or sax syllab on page 33

10 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
te wi Scots vairsiouns o auld Chinese proverbs bi anither o oor rai on page 9

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Nae Tae Be Taein, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Thay Chinese ye ken, thay're nae gormless, on page 41

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
ertson gies us 'Impressions o Chinese', at talks aboot a veisit til on page 7

2 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
The skolar o Chinese poetry wul see a grete seemil on page 91

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
elic, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Chinese an Arabic.
Chinese, Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Arab
in, for example, Chinese. Altho there nae Standart Gra
o there nae Standart Grade in Chinese, students has
4 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
r-yaised leids. And, Mandarin Chinese aside, aw leids thir days are
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
passion and honesty. Oh, they Chinese motherfuckers. Economy boomin
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
I wis shakit awauk by an auld Chinese chiel wi wispy white hair. He
lept on the fluir o this auld Chinese lad’s bothy, he fillt ma wa
s, I waukent up, an this auld Chinese lad wis makkin us a genuine p
wis makkin us a genuine pot o Chinese tea! I haed a swallae o this
The Chinese lad, the Pygmies fae the stan
5 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
Chinese cam ti uis in Gala Academy li
ley’s The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes wi a burnin sense o inju
dawnin unnerstaunin o hou the Chinese and Japanese bric-a-brac A’
: it wis Arthur Waley’s 100 Chinese Poems. A wis fair daft for po
hed never come up ma humph at Chinese fowk wad write poetry. A gaed
9 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
This is how quarantined Chinese citizens are entertaining the
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
di, Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi an Chinese languages.
'...'They've only got the Chinese flag here - you'd think they
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
or a massage. This bonnie wee Chinese lassie taen him ben tae ane o
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
In Chinese captivity, his principals she
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
Lithuanians or the Indians or Chinese) but loads o’ them will nae
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Chinese spikkers,
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“China abandoned a Han Chinese population here,” she telt
he aisle fae him and spake in Chinese. “Excuse me, Dr Zheng, I th
He steert the fire. “Bloody Chinese, I bet you,” he sayed. “W
den till they cud contack the Chinese.
o the rw, English an Mandarin Chinese.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
o non-hamelt languages sic as Chinese an Urdu. This want o informat
the likes o Punjabi, Urdu an Chinese. In this wey, SCOTS ettles ta
2 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
, sae efter sweepin aroon the Chinese Hillside, Allan fund it wis m
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
n o ither minorities includin Chinese, Urdu, Radio Islam etc cried
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
h to remember when that was a Chinese ??(2020) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
t will be. We're fine thanks, Chinese doon the hatch! (2022) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ll stop drinkin...an nae mair Chinese cairry-oots an chippers." on page 70
hoppin bugs on the fleer an a Chinese cairry-oot on the table. "Foo on page 72

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
, an things; there wis even a Chinese word that he said hid been da
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
ike i nicht Chiels. Affa guid Chinese acrobatics i nicht fir entert(2019) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
okin much th day. Will have a chinese instead me thinks(2011) search twitter
r oh yum. That place next tae chinese cud be a grand wee indian n i(2011) search twitter
Jist scoffed chinese. Awa tae snaffle a boost noo.(2011) search twitter
how cum the chippy n chinese are baith closed on a Monday.(2011) search twitter
@aimeeannenaylor you wintin a chinese?(2011) search twitter

Shetland

Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e. She fell mad tae celebrate Chinese New Year. Hiv you heard da la
wi an early spring clean. “Chinese traditions irna dat different
my interest, I niver lippened Chinese traditions tae be onything la
ha comes oot at da start o da Chinese New Year. Da Nien is a beast
Niver leet your faider. Wir Chinese kerry oot will be here in nae
6 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
eve at my age! Wir first iver Chinese kerry-oot wis an experience A
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
glyphic seistem o skreivin in Chinese, ti represent objeks and conc on page 34

11 matches

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
Emma Leighton, the Curator o Chinese objects at this leadin Glesca on page 5

6 matches

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese on page 36
Frae the Chinese o Tu Fu (712 - 770) on page 37
Frae the Chinese o Yuan Chieh (ca 719 - 772) on page 38
Frae the Chinese o Chang Chi (8th Century) on page 39
Frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I (772 - 846) on page 40

6 matches

Purves, David Lallans 73 - A Whein Auld Chinese Saws, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
A Whein Auld Chinese Saws on page 83

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chü-I (772-846)
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
From the Chinese
From the Chinese
From the Chinese
From the Chinese
From the Chinese
50 matches

The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
ndian restaurant, an' oov hed Chinese for es slang es a can remembe
even tho' the Red Rose was a Chinese, they did a curry that was th
2 matches

Ulster

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Whyte Chinese
1 matches

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