A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

waants Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.4 8.4 0 119.2 0 0 34.8
Number of occurrences3817 0 12 0 0 9
Number of authors11 8 1 2

Occurrences of waants in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
I'm good enough fur whit she waants, whin she waants it. Good eno on page 1

6 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
richt lood-mooth - weel, he waants on page 118
gif he waants tae keep ma frienship, he'll on page 119

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
he waants a Czech tae see this on page 41
yon carlsberg hero waants mair on page 77

2 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
whan whyles sindrie screivers waants ti gie fushion or flavour ti on page 4

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
wuid mak fur a baist wi fyow waants an fain o a dinkie wattir-syd
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
typus. Yet whaur the audience waants tae mak a bauchle o Molièreâ
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
tae gerrup tae it. Ma brur ay waants tae ken who's playin whit bit
guid tunes. A 'hink she jist waants a guid moan because she hus t
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
p an’ said, “Bet John noo waants tae sell it an’ buy anithir
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
like Astrid, at waants tae waatch her an kinno on page 4
o whit sheu waants tae see; she hopps on page 11
bonnie aakward body. "If thoo waants tae ken fock better, come tae on page 76
gien the night. Forbye, Noor waants tae gang, an dance. Whan sheu on page 77
tae chaenge the warld, jeust waants tae plaese his awn tongue. He on page 80
Also on pages 118, 131, 132, 137, 138, 141, 154
12 matches

Ulster

North South Ministerial Council Twa Thoosan an Six - Twalmond Fynnin, (Ullans Speakers Association 2007) Ulster, government
: lear fur weans wi by-ordnar waants (tha like o on page 3

8 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
CCLEW furtae fyn oot tha lear waants o tha Ulstèr-Scotch shaidin on page 34

1 matches

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