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Use in varieties of Scots

du's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words36.2 0 0 0 680.1 0 0
Number of occurrences1170 0 0 117 0 0
Number of authors12 12

Occurrences of du's in Corpus

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
'Du's no peyin attention!" said da on page 31
our, at all, at all!" "Dö as du's bidden, du cooardie object!" on page 38
n, an said, "So dan, du tinks du's altered, does du?" on page 46
Du's naethin but pit-on! Noo shift on page 50
unna understaaand wan wird at du's sayin," said Alice. on page 53
Also on pages 54, 62, 64, 65, 66, 71, 72, 76, 78, 90, 91, 96, 97, 99, 102, 113, 114, 124
36 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
raham, 'Laeve dis place whaar du's bidin wi dy fock, fir I hae a on page 9
losser. Tak aff dy shön, fir du's staandin apo holy grund. I am on page 15
'Boy, du's ower göd fir dee ain Göd La on page 19
'Bit du's joost a boy. Du canna tak on on page 23
fir du's aye dere. on page 29
Also on pages 33, 47, 48, 103, 105, 106, 109, 117, 124, 137, 141, 147, 151, 155, 160
25 matches

Watt, Roseanne Moder Dy, (Polygon 2019 ISBN: 978-1846974878) Shetland, poetry
Lass, du's parched dy tongue on page 14
kit: helliers, vodd hooses - du's taen by de veesiks o dir ston on page 42
Du's surely ootdön, sheerlin dy s on page 66

4 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Lass I can tell dee dat, du's ower young ta mind, bit Doris on page 14
"Huh, I see du's sendin dem a caird. Reddir de on page 17
"Yes, becis du's Alec's sister, dat's da onnly on page 19
niversity, been somebody. Noo du's laandit dysel wi Alec Watt's on page 22
dee up," shü said faercly, "Du's my baby. I saved dee, du wid on page 30
Also on pages 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 53, 64, 73
25 matches

Nicholson, James Lallans 58 - Do whit du’s telt, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Do whit du's telt on page 17

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
I waaken ee day, an du's a man on page 19

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
" sed Sheltie Prattle. "Weel, du's ill aneoch laek, but du's owe on page 35

4 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
tractions o twa wirds, sic as du's (fir du is), de'r (fir de ir) on page 36
2.SG du is du's on page 70
2.SG du's on page 76
gate a sentence: A'm no sure, Du's no tellt, He's no comin, on page 89

4 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
hardly. Du's lik him, specially i dy wyes. on page 85
du's shaa'n me someen at I nivver on page 86
An du's no jöst a boannie bride on page 100
fur hit. Whin du's aroond, dy fun on page 106

4 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
he'll cut rycht trow dee. If du's big anyoch an coorse anyoch d
1 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
y. See if du tries ower herd? Du's gaein ta end up erse ower tit
m der money's wirt. 'Du tinks du's fast? Watch dis! High knees?
r maist recent injury, axe if du's nervees, dat kinda shite'll d
dunna lippen an aesy session, du's gaein ta need anidder ten cen
4 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
'Noo at du's grown up, mi jewel, du sall m
day fur da vet! In du gengs! Du's as fat as a tystie! I can har
! Oh Mitten whaar is du bön? Du's dat tin. Mam, shö's lost a l
3 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
h95 Yis, I really dinna think du's dat muckle different tae me w(2021) search twitter

@HazelTindall tweeted
@Shetlandhjarta - du's good at finnin da positives! (2017) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
e dat it wis aa sold oot! Yes du's likly richt?? wishin dee a fi(2019) search twitter
tter @MareeToddMSP Yea I doot du's richt! He's no i de dictionar(2020) search twitter
@nielanell i doot du's richt!(2020) search twitter

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