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Use in varieties of Scots

mum Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words61.2 86.9 16.6 49.7 0 93 8.9
Number of occurrences196169 11 5 0 9 2
Number of authors46 34 4 4 3 1

Occurrences of mum in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
in hands oan the couch in her mum and dad's livin room. The tel on page 34

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'Awk, they always exaggerate, Mum! on page 36
an, and be nice to Shaun, his mum isn't doing very well, she sa on page 37
r n he shaves it aff. Why his mum n dad never came tae his scho on page 38
'Aye, mum. . on page 54
Nobody's smilin noo. Ma mum's dabbin at tears wae a tissu on page 55
Also on pages 56
7 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Ir ye takkin it hame tae yer mum?' on page 37

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Mum! Like it would be aw right no on page 1

7 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
he exowstit an strugglin teen mum on page 36

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
'Away oot and play!" says Mum, and we dae - on page 95

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
'Ma mum phoned on Saturday night, ah on page 1

26 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Young Jock cried, 'Mum, admit it noo! on page 15
"I dinnae want a bath noo, Mum!" on page 17

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Now families Mum, Dad, Bairn, Auld-Yin on page 63

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
arently yae wouldnae ride his mum intae battle. Ah punched in m on page 25
timber fae auld uncle Sam. Ma mum wid jist brush oaff his tales on page 86
n ah hud tae sit and watch ma mum go cap in on page 90
ma hert broken again. When ma mum passed awey wae cardiac arres on page 91
couple ah assume, tae be her mum and dad who resemble the Twit on page 172
Also on pages 186, 187, 188, 91, 197
16 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Mum, whars ah meh socks? on page 105

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
, D'yi want tae try one - ma mum made them - thir called samo on page 30
ir father. Ah said tae ma da, Mum says ah can go if it's awrigh on page 51
An then she could've told her mum an dad an got them to visit t on page 83
She said, Ma mum says that yi can end up reall on page 88
aboot Noddytown numpties. My mum gave me into trouble for sayi on page 116
Also on pages 146, 169
10 matches

Rennie, Susan The Teeger that Cam for his Tea, (Floris Kelpies 2018 ISBN: 978-1782504665) Central, weans
her tea in the kitchen wi her mum. on page 1
be, I wunner?" said Sophie's mum. on page 2
coorse ye can!" said Sophie's mum. "Come awa in. on page 4
Sophie's mum said, "Dae ye fancy a wee pie on page 6
Sae Sophie's mum said, "Dae ye fancy a wee dri on page 9
Also on pages 19, 22, 27
8 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The auld Queen Mum cashed her chips in, on page 44

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
' Harry says. 'That's what my mum always says to me. Give it a on page 51

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
art's goin like the clappers. Mum and Kate are sittin in the li on page 25
'But you're involved too,' Mum replies tae Kate. 'And they s on page 26
That's why, when Mum phoned me up tonight tae say on page 27
hur age,' Granny had said tae Mum. 'No that it makes a differen on page 28
'If you'd treated Mum wia little respect this would on page 29
Also on pages 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 60, 61, 83, 88, 89, 91, 92, 116, 118
43 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
"Shove ower, an let in yer Mum." on page 13

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Rock a bye baby if Mum's at the top And goes back to on page 40

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Wullie’s mum, Annie, nivver made tae muive
Wullie’s mum apened the hoose door wi a ro
’s hessel whan he heard hes mum lauchin. A laigh, couthie soo
shoothers. Wullie thocht hes mum wis awfy braw. Fir a wumman h
4 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
am frae the kitchen, thit her mum cried the leevin ruim, ir whi
1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
oot there spoke the Doric. My mum and dad spoke the Doric. We d
1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
ly pockets explainin thit our mum widnae want me eating thon th
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
, but I forgot, and so did ma mum and dad, but ma wee sister re
tae a wee stane table and ma mum and dad dumped oor stuff doon
ree and that meant ma sister, mum and dad could mak a group, an
3 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
we meant tae say tae Livvy's mum??" Emma asked, anxiously. She
1 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
istly West African Pidgin, at Mum, a naitral Border Scots speak
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
so my Mum happed me up in ma
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
s. Kaur, Fiona's Sikh click's Mum, that's a keen maimber o the
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
it oot an haundit it tae hes Mum, Annie. “That’s the maitt
Tae hes Mum.
the French hid duin thit hes mum thocht sic a guid idea. Anith
shiftit hes attention tae hes Mum.
in wis gey faur wrang gin hes Mum descrievit onythin is piggin.
8 matches

McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Ma, Mum, Mammy
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
er’’ ah tell him ‘’Ma mum alweys says ah should take de
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
s oaff in ma mind. ‘’Your mum is a cleaner at Leith Surgery
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
‘’Aye, he gave ma mum a lift haime yin night when i
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
@heatherdunnn Mum phoned ma work to see if I’d(2019) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
reland, when an auld Scottish mum, visiting her son, got stoppe(2020) search twitter
ill I was 18 and saw my mates mum doing them in the oven ??(2020) search twitter
_67 I cannae even remember my mum baking a cake ??????????(2020) search twitter
bit of bird watching, me and mum watched dad have a pint ??, t(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
Day 363. Mum collects stones when they go (2016) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
thocht tae cheynge "lum" tae "mum". Gled I glisked it in time a(2018) search twitter
an Get well soon, Sara. As my mum aye used to say, Guid gear's (2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
r a new boss. Ye'll ken that. Mum is behaving! We're in Buccleu (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
wis driven oot the hoose. Ma mum gied him a wee wave ta ta! ht(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
guage Mither, maw, ma, mam or mum? And gran, granny, Nanna? No (2018) search twitter
@DavidPaisley Yer mum did such a lot fir Scots an S(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
a used tae sae k'nit....as ma mum wis a keen k'nitter .... ayew (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
ots, English and Polish, ‘My mum says it’s, like, my first la (2019) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Mum!" she says...an the wird faas on page 46
"Does your mum know you're here, Pauline?" on page 63
"Your mum's very lucky," said Missus Re on page 64

3 matches

McDonald, Charlie Doric Scots Books an Poems, (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Did yer mum iye keep odds an' ends in tin
Mum sat darnin them mony a time
Mum made mony a thing wi' sewin
3 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
My mum askin' if I got athing or did
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
I mind fan my mum an' dad decided tae flit
An' it wis time tae go mum wid yell
2 matches

@glenlivetloon tweeted
s Erchie in Aberdeenshire. My Mum also spoke about something be(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
h Birthday today. Hope he and Mum have a lovely day. They're no (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
was complete. I loved being a mum and could spend oors just wat on page 21

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
"Listen," an records the deep mum o Aikeray's injines, the bed on page 72

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
So - Mum on the pillion, me squashed a on page 43

2 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
_may Good morning to you too, Mum and Peedie Man! https://t.co/ (2020) twitter link

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Oor Mum filled up the twa-pun jars, on page 149

2 matches

@jamie_ginger tweeted
s like what the fuck do a get mum and dad. O mums hers a candle(2018) search twitter
t “o shit” moment when your mum hand you a card and u say wha(2019) search twitter
eres fuck all mobile aboot ma mum and dads mobile phone. Better(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
pier fir @scotslanguage pals. Mum Mima's 90, fae Muirkirk and m(2020) search twitter
@NHSaaa Huge thanks too from mum who's so immensely grateful @(2020) search twitter
@ReidEileen1 Aye J's mum good. My own soldiering on to(2020) search twitter
mnock Aye maist folk dae! His mum Peggy was my dad's sister, hi(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@Angelinekking tweeted
the same conversation with my mum and dad you might get "hinnae(2020) search twitter
Following my mum's trusty feedback, "Could ye (2020) search twitter