A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of maan in Corpus

Central

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'Ay, sud ye. A'm the maan ye kep it for.' on page 77
owpit he wadna be taen by the maan he kent. There micht be compl on page 78
ing that ee're a much younger maan nor Ferguson Newman. A'm thin on page 80
'"An she brocht forth a maan chield, on page 81
resurreckit. A'm nae the aal maan A was, wi aa ma aches an pyne on page 82

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
bi mony a diffeekwalty, an Ah maan conseeder it under three heid on page 56

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
er haan an gettin up, 'but Ah maan get on. You see an tak care o on page 38
'Och it maan be,' said Sim, 'it's nae that on page 41

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
t the cintre haed made a nyow maan o im; an only the maist ill-w on page 30

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
a thi haan's on cunnectien we maan ashaor an maan eit sea, aat f on page 7
ie's. Eif et's nay couse ther maan keep's caaen hee's beloved bo on page 60

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ken he feels the same. He's a maan o fyow wirds, bit fin he dis on page 7
nae muckle putt ere." The Aul Maan leukit doon it im wi a smirk. on page 8
fir im, Winnie. Iv he wis my maan, his erse widna touch the gru on page 17
"GIT ESS, AUL MAAN!" roart Blondie, punchin a ne on page 19
m ower er es she leukit it er maan fir fit seemed like the first on page 20
Also on pages 23, 26, 28, 34, 36, 37, 41, 55, 62, 63, 64, 67, 74, 75, 78, 79, 80
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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
"Maan, that maun raise yer stannin on page 94

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
sult - cuttin oot the middle maan," said Duncan wi a smirk. "Ji on page 14
Maan's Best Freen on page 17
a space far the dug shid be: maan's best freen - an wumman's t on page 18
"Huh! Ye'r lucky te hae a maan at's se thochtfu." Beldie sig on page 21
story - gie yersel a chunce, maan!"' on page 37
Also on pages 40, 48, 50
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
hae been prood. The heid on't maan hae been a prize neep, cut oo on page 13

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
un tae come oot o the mou o a maan that's suppost tae be tone de on page 26

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Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ose wi him. Cat said, 'Bit we maan get mait in for e winter, gin on page 83

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Your loesome smirk maan seerly hail on page 7
n tae win someplace idder, ye maan rin at laest twice as fest as on page 34
inkin in a chore means, for I maan avou at I dinna) "Better nae on page 38
vyce fae hyne awaa said "She maan hae a ticketie sayin 'Lass, w on page 39
le interest, an decidit at 1t maan jist hae been nyow pentit, it on page 42
Also on pages 43, 44, 60, 62, 65, 68, 75, 76, 77, 78, 84, 86, 87, 92
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
edder? 'Ere's nae tellin wi a maan lik Fergie aat's lang past hi on page 88
say aat. In fack, he said the maan's name; but I wunna say his n on page 90

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ut the Hebrew wey o sayin 'he maan be in the lavvy'? Weel, wi si on page 72
the wife ti jalouse fit this maan be aboot, but she played for on page 76

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
It’s there ye maan sit ye doon.
An syne ye maan speir for Jock himsel
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ynted oot that faaiver did it maan hae had ‘nerves of steel an
ooked lik the Virgin Mary’s maan hae looked fan she wis sayin
2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
umman at the kirk. Her an her maan haedna been inaboot affa lang
r a winnerfu help till’s, A maan tell ye. Een o them caad thâ€
e doot, meet up wi her an her maan files, as we haed deen mair t
a o’s oot reglar athoot her maan; an, tae tell the trowth, A w
for aat; but it wasna or her maan pit in his pennywirth that th
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - Three poems, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, poetry
For a bairn maan greet
An a tyke maan yowl;
The rain maan weet
An the win maan howl;
The cloods maan glowr
5 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine WHIT TAE WRITE NOU?, (https://harryjosephine.com/ 2015) Orkney, blog
d is tae say at this subjecks maan bi pert o a wider literature,
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Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
nyow phaes o Scots leid wark maan be engaged wi – fir hid's a
ootower standardiesaetion. We maan uiss wir utopian imaginaetion
lised capitalism, whae we wad maan tak time tae learn whit a bod
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