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Use in varieties of Scots

ns Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.5 6.4 0 29.8 5.8 0 69.6
Number of occurrences3513 0 3 1 0 18
Number of authors9 5 1 1 2

Occurrences of ns in Corpus

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Central

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
is up the wiy, an the mounta'ns get bigger, grander. Ma maw s on page 3

1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 73 - Ceilidh, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
syne thoos'ns on page 115

1 matches

@bigandymccoll tweeted
anced and the connections tae NS and the whole thing will even (2022) twitter link
ion. Do you really think that NS is doing her best to achieve (2022) twitter link
ay the underpaid wimmen - if NS had been any good at her job (2022) twitter link
tys and their connection with NS. Nae reply. (2022) twitter link
had been poisoned agin us by NS. You were oor best chance. It (2022) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.

@weenell3 tweeted
ood prices were affected too. NS said the Scottish Pound would (2022) twitter link
ealStephenKerr Only yesterday NS that herself and Mark Drakefo (2022) twitter link

@Sinethugcat tweeted
r nae allowed tae say ye hink NS has messed up wioot bein decr (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
faels gei treu tae ekspeereeïns, fir mee – the renyee thir
arteeklir Orcadian ekspeereeïns haes its aen parteeklir paens
en an skorn an ordnir inflooïns, taks gei mukl fek. Bit ir th
3 matches

Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
diep chöns on page 16

1 matches

Ulster

North South Ministerial Council Twa Thoosan an Six - Twalmond Fynnin, (Ullans Speakers Association 2007) Ulster, government
prattick (NS-SHARE) furtae throch tha Watt on page 3

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
sayin, "Turn awa frae yer sïns, fer tha Kïngdom o Heiven ï on page 3
praich, "Turn awa frae yer sïns, fer tha Kïngdom o Heiven ha on page 4
noo ïs mair ner onie Jonah. ns, Tha Queen o tha Sooth wull s on page 9
n get saved bi haein thair sïns forgien. on page 71
haed turnt awa frae thair sïns, an turnt tae God for hïm ta on page 73
Also on pages 78, 98, 112
17 matches

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