A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of community in Corpus

Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
lly safe in here. There's two community polis that sometimes ventured on page 3
s behind it. It's the big fat community polis n his skinny pal, the R on page 43
onment, with teachers and our community police officers, for a one-da on page 57
The two community polis ir floatin aboot the ha on page 58
Muldoon and PC Blakley, your community officers. On the other side w on page 59

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
bers o the burgeonin Scottish Community Drama Association, that wis f on page 37
tae come til terms wi ma ain community an culture bi the means o a l on page 40

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
e says, like I'd say 'deid'. 'Community service. Six weeks.' on page 1

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
. As a linguistic an creative community, we can staun tae learn a hal on page 3

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
airlament Elections, Lochside Community Centre, Dumfries, 19° Octobe on page 77

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
leastwise amang the Ashkenazi community: Sang o Sangs wi the Passower on page viii

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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
dnae lea a strang mark on the community at this time in its history - on page 12
t they were still pairt o the community. The muckle ugsome social pro on page 13
a community. That in itsel brocht comfort on page 23

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
e aulder times an the war nae community service, sae ordnar fowk affe on page 52
The Scots-Speakin Community on page 60

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
k it's just he lacks a bit ae community spirit? Or is he just a cunt? on page 96

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
nin tae steer the pouer o the community o the people o Scotland, desc on page 15

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ried the 'distillit essence o community experience'. Nou that's a bit on page 10
wis Jock's standin amang the community. At ae end o the room, wi the on page 93
aw reason cuid flee aff fae a community like a speugie fae a hawk. An on page 97
the word soon spread thru the community o Bonnetmaker Hill. Nou fowk on page 98

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
yir-auld when we went tae the Community Centre play group thegether. on page 45
the Overfifties' group in the community centre an apparently thir gau on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The hale community pu'd thegither on page 67

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
wey we express wirsels in oor community life. on page 2
irtners in Scottish public an community life, will be guidit by the e on page 4
, their faimlies an the wider community that Scots is a language. Thi on page 6

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
or mony tens o year amang the community o the Scots leid. We div hae on page 7
he noo is a muckle, can-edit, community wrutten resource, an it can b on page 47
yer mither, yer pairtner, yer community, an yersel? on page 60

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
tespectit memmer o the bankin community. on page 14
The laws o mair riage in this community are gey simple," he read oot on page 97

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
up in a Fife fishin an fermin community, ninety-odd years gaun ben, l on page 54

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
The haill cultur o the community is afore oor een in the main on page 62

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
as the langage o her adoptit community, a soorce o identity for her on page 8

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ocht intae a wider linguistic community at an earlier age nor ever. T on page 9

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
boot the centuries-auld moral community and tradition, that seemed ow on page 95

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
gs, Cornish dee'd oot at as a community language in the late echteent on page 107
pits doon ruits i the Cornish community, the revival wull aye be vuln on page 109

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
n intil the North East fermin community in the days whan fowk made th on page 77

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ti pass thairsels aff in oor community. (Whit aboot the problem o no on page 4

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
us ootside the hame and local community, bit bides ay weil hainit i t on page 56

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
high Heid Ane o Eddication an Community Services for East Lothian wil
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
fishin faimly an in a fishin community, ye suin got tae ken there wi
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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
wi thaim frae the hame an the community. On the ootside awbodie grees
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
uckle o whit the report cries community leids
oor lesser-uised heritage an community leids is important
l reflect the diversity o the community that the schuil
Gaelic, Scots an the community leids.
as been won til, Scots an the community leids appears tae hae been, s
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
nguage, people preserve their community’s history, customs and trad
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
il ither areas o life: if the community that yaises Scots tae blether
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
noo support for Gaelic fun in community warks, in steerin an legislat
infrastructure an sustain the community o spikkers an lairners whaure
in tae Gaelic lairnin, airts, community biggin, skills, an the econom
ult lairnin, teacher support, community lairnin, an thit they kin gie
els an a braid fouth o Gaelic community initiatives.
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Perth and Kinross Cooncil’s Community Arts tae pey the ootgang on t
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
the Lossiemooth Fisheries an Community Museum (www.lossiemouth-museu
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
hert o its historical speaker community wis Inglish Planters frae the
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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ley ti the buryin – kin o a community service, like, an ane that’
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
CULTURE AIRTIT OOT FORBY THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SIDE O THE PROJECT
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
t poet of the Scottish mining community'. He threaps aboot the extent
ually fykie yet committit tae community and is at baith avant garde a
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
on o an unjustly marginalised community. Abuin aw, the scunneration w
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
the aareadies marginal Scots community fir mony a decade noo. Here a
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
ae onythin but man a booth at community centre conferences an high sc
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
he country o Scotland, an the community o that same fowk’.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
for it. The Enchauntit Forest Community Trust haes been pittin on thi
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
dae think baith the bairns an community ar the waur o it.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ouadays she wad be cried a ‘community midwife an nurse’. She didn
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ess is the breid an butter. A community service, if ye like. . .’
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
associates, fae the traveller community. An it’s mibbe better he di
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
anguages an encouragement tae community leids. We will estaiblish Bò
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
dit he’s nae danger tae the community.”
Mr Mack is nae danger tae the community,” says Mr Neilson again. Mr
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
�� nae coont the cost oan the community. Ah cannae blame them fer the
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McLachlan, Jack Glessheids maun wale guid neebors tae thole the dreich Scottish climate, (University of Maine 2019) Central - Ceres, prose
ed shapit bi baith climate an community. Gaun about wi mony maiks o t
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
r you an me: hou the ootdoors community will benefit fae repeoplin
ha kens, aiblins the ootdoors community wad staund agin ony steps tae
The community-run Assynt Foundation owns th
in oot the laund in 2005, the community in Assynt haes commitit itsel
o the autobahn thanks tae the community’s efforts tae raise mair no
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ficer - Malik saw her in the community centre, o coorse, no in the P
1 matches

Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
champion o’ the notion o’ community values. Mebbe’s ahm wrang �
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
eecials electit fae amang the community. Thir cheils affen comprehend
d at greement amang the warld community on certain ordnar richts for
en done for tae gie the Scots community its place athin the pairlamen
3 matches

Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Alison Sneddon warks for Community World Service Asia. She haes
a memmer o the internaitional community. In the ae wey that oor influ
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ent an consent o the language community, whit is produced wull be a d
the engagement o the language community, than the lowp taks the activ
no tyne sicht o the language community, or think that we can bigg up
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
rotest, or tae tak land intae community awnership – legal saufgaird
yer relationship tae media, i community activism, i street politics,
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Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
nctions, a pairt o a language community heidin intae the future. Howp
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
gey pooerfu message. Stairtin community organisations as simple as ge
uckle sic as a sports team or community action group can tak thae ide
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
aboot jynin the international community, nae aboot shuttin aff frae i
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
he state can ding sae haird a community, an that community tynes howp
, an that community tynes howp i the capacity or
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
he SSSBA ettles tae represent community radio, community television a
radio, community television an wabsteid-castin
reck. Wi the breardin o local community television no faur awa an the
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
it cannily, the existence o a community o wimmen makars: we micht jal
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
ir bit fir Scots in the wider community as weel as their non-paid vol
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Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
n estate, wi the remnants o a community hingin on fir the grim deith.
that’s helpin tae kill the community aff.
A few year syne the community scuil wis doon tae juist fowe
flit intae thum, tae gie the community a boost. He wadnae budge. The
ast, whilst ablow them a puir community sprauchles doonward in perpet
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
here and help people in this community. And the first chance they gi
‘’Listen, ah’m a community leader. People aroond these p
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@IshbelMcF tweeted
shCityClarky But Deaf means a community of fowk, mair broad than fowk(2019) search twitter
cannot hear, and Deaf for the community-wide bits. I'm very grateful (2019) search twitter
l. Whit a legend tae the hale community. Weil duin! ?? https://t.co/C(2019) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ke tae the current scientific community. He's also a bacteriologist, (2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
Edinburgh Community Learning and Development Offi (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
fm give the amateur football community an explanation why they have (2020) twitter link
looks good - warriors in the community - luv it! (2021) twitter link
they wonder how the football community get upset - its a disgrace (2020) twitter link
port over the years for local community radio - i have been blocked (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
. Wi enjoyed a strong sense o community an, although wi didna hae aff on page 86

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
athe new life into a stagnant community'. Aa the usual claptrap. But on page 8

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Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
wey we express oorsels in oor community life.
rations an links wi the local community;
- Promotin an supportin community weel-bein;
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
iatric units inno Care in the Community, a community that cud scarce
, a community that cud scarce tak tent o it
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Later, the community at large, an in particular th
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
tie, which neither helpit the community at large nor seemed onywhere
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Leslie, Deborah Bittie aboot oor Doric dialect, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Inverurie, blog
ingin in a North-east fairmin community. It wis a simple bit happy li
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
respected member o the local community. So what? Ye micht be thinkin
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
the private sector, hospices community etc a happy International Nur(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ng through somebody else’s ‘community’ yid ken aboot it. Takin a 2 (2020) twitter link

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
at are underwye in the speech community. Nithin cliq(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
Th community spirit in ma hame toon, aka t(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
alidity, literacy, culture an community. I learn fae bairns ilka day (2020) twitter link
lect o Scots in yer schuil an community. Includes tips an hints aboot (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
whan Darling yatters on aboot community, the community, fills the vis on page 48

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Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
ness are ploughed back in tae community projects, such as the employm
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Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
wealt, an dat maks fokk idda community hae da tocht at dir ain langu on page 9
Shetland is noo a bilingual community in English an Shaetlan. Dis d on page 16
neral soond system at maks da community o spaekers able tae understaa on page 22
Shetland is a bilingual community at's bøn formally lairnt an on page 36
an say a lok. We aa bide IN a community or plaess. An ithin on page 79

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Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
and those of the surrounding community were Scots speakers, you see.
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Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
has fairly grippit da trowie community. Wir bairns wid shop on newfa
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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
wark fir me eenoo as dir nae community council meetings fir da fores (2020) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
mak such a difference tae da community - saving lives, time, energy(2019) search twitter
Charmer @UnstFest #Shetland #community #emotional #trophy #loveworms(2018) search twitter
is vexin for all o you and da community. Thanks for being such a good(2020) search twitter
If every community had an UHA, da world would be(2015) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
ieces o official merch for da community dats teen over my life. #Crit (2019) twitter link

Southern

The Westender Pipin for the Young Yins, (The Hawick Paper 2008) Southern, newspaper
on Hill that wad be ideal for community yuis like pipe band practice.
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The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
e was se mony Italians in oor community that a'm share av heard Ian L
and contributing weel tae the community. Of course, no everybody wull
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@StuartPoet tweeted
sterts lang syne afore noo in community an faimily. Haud gan ?? https (2020) twitter link
Shout oot tae @scotslanguage community fae masel and @LuminateScot P(2020) search twitter
e than a few within the Scots community (though not by me!). Saying i(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
on! When I worked within deaf community with that attitude but... thi(2020) search twitter
is borrowed fae WW2’s Jewish community... https://t.co/h60Ndfnawt(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dickey, William Yarns 3 - Annual General Report, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Ballymena, prose
Maist o oor guid churchgoing community had lang been content in the
, reflectin the fact that our community was desperate althegither for
l constabulary meant that the community centre had tae shut afore the
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Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
in? I'm no sure the "imagined community" I mind as wean has tholed. N
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@MarkThompStuff tweeted
ugh, from 1940. #ulsterscots #community #tradition https://t.co/NeuPx(2020) search twitter
ynn's admonishment that to be community-minded "like men" all should (2020) search twitter