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Shetland - SHD Whin dark again faalds ower da hil
Ulster - WUL Whin yaes tak' aboot Bambrick, Bla
Central - SEC Whin a put ma harness and aw that
Shetland - SHD Whin I warm up, hits a show fur da
Ulster - WUL Whin a big wave o' water come oor
Ulster - WUL Whin oot o' the dark an' the mist
Central - LAL Whin a tawsie collie dug cam by.
Ulster - WUL Whin Ah wiz young an' gaen tae sch
Ulster - WUL Whin we hae worked an' the coorse
Ulster - WUL Whin mae nerves git hypertensed
Ulster - CUL Whin the sands ir aal dry, hae's e
Ulster - CUL Whin they tak iz up an clod iz, wi
Shetland - SHD Whin at last du laid da hidmost st
Orkney - ORK Whin they hed gotten a lok o' tang
Ulster - CUL Whin shae said this hir fit slippt
Ulster - CUL Whin shae said this shae keekt doo
Shetland - SHD whin da wiecht cam on.
Ulster - CUL Whin the procession come furnenst
Shetland - SHD Whin øsed on dir ain, ithoot da n
Ulster - CUL Whin shae git baak tae the Cheshir
Shetland - SHD Whin did John come?
Ulster - WUL Whin bridges he wiz buildin', in a
Ulster - WUL Whin Ah caan sit an' doze in comfo
Shetland - SHD Whin I set me doon wi last year's
Shetland - SHD Whin Grottie-Buckie oppened his do
Shetland - SHD Whin he managed ta bring aathin ta
Central - SEC Whin the door chapped ma mither an
Shetland - SHD Whin we read at teachers in Friesl
Doric - DOR Whin Wullie wur in e maun hae tain
Doric - DOR whin A askit im whare e got it e w
Shetland - SHD Whin I cam oot trow, da man at wis
Shetland - SHD Whin we hailed da creel, we got tr
Shetland - SHD Whin da pie wis aa feenished, da O
Shetland - SHD Whin dey tak wis up an fire wis, w
Shetland - SHD Whin he got hame his midder said,
Central - WCE Whin we gote back ootside the sun
Central - AYR Whin thay returned hame, thay than
Central - WCE Whin a big white dug took the piec
Central - SEC Whin ah woke up, she wis gan. Bedc
Central - WCE Whin a man's a liar an’ a petty
Shetland - SHD Whin shö wan back ta da Cheshire-
Shetland - SHD Whin I wis a buyy, da age at platc
Shetland - SHD Whin da procession cam fornenst Al
Shetland - SHD Whin wir day's wark is dön
Ulster - WUL Whin we were drappin' praties in t
Shetland - SHD whin up i da net cam a brotch med
Doric - DOR whin thay gaed ower ta Sheila wi h
Ulster - GULWhin ye need a haimer afor ye use
Shetland - SHD Whin we wan tae wir mark, dey wir
Shetland - SHD whin you tocht better o luikin up
Central - SWE Whin Ah keek at, aa the geeks that
Central - SWE whin realism was the norm.
Orkney - ORK Whin Grandad wis a peedie boy, an
Orkney - ORK Whin they got tae the door o' thir
Orkney - ORK Whin the girs is green an lush an
Orkney - ORK Whin wae wir kids doon on the ferm
Central - LAL whin we wir staunin outside thir h
Ulster - GULWhin ye need a haimer afor ye use
Orkney - ORK Whin this maister craftsman arrive
Orkney - ORK Whin he hid a spare meenit, he stu
Orkney - ORK Whin they got tae the banks, hid w
Shetland - SHD Whin dat young men hed bairns ta n
Orkney - ORK Whin men wir men, an boys got fair
Central - LAL whin they'd baith been bit bairns,
Orkney - ORK Whin a craftsman sets oot tae shaa
Doric - DOR whin in the hinnerend A maun hae d
Shetland - SHD whin I wip dem dagidder, a lang wh
Doric - DOR A wis richt tain on wi masel! Whin oo wun tae the hoaspital A st
Shetland - SHD da trow just ran straight in! Whin da cave gied under da broo, i
Orkney - ORK "Whin he saa me leukan at him, he s
Ulster - CUL "Whin wae wur wee," the Mock Turtle
Shetland - SHD "Whin I wis forteen him an Eddie o
Shetland - SHD "Whin we wir peerie," da Mock Turtl
Shetland - SHD dder, if du doesna laek dem!" Whin da Moose heard dis, he turned
Ulster - CUL her, if yae dinnae lik thim!" Whin the Moose hear't this, it tur
Shetland - SHD e," tocht poor peerie Alice, "whin you wirna aye growin bigger a
Ulster - CUL at hame," thocht peur Alice, "whin a boadie wisnae aye grouin ta
Ulster - CUL rst verse," said the Hatter, "whin the Queen jumpt up an bawd oo
Shetland - SHD richt wye ta change dem - " whin shö got a bit o a gluff, see
Ulster - CUL e richt wye tae change thim-" whin shae wus a weethin feart bae
Shetland - SHD among aa da oonfair things-" whin his ee happened ta faa apo Al
Ulster - CUL ll, o aal the unjest things-" whin haes een caucht sicht o Alice
Shetland - SHD ruth, did du ever aet a bat?" whin aa at wance, doose! doose! do
Ulster - CUL uth: did yae iver ait a bat?" whin aal o a sudden thump! thump!
Central - SEC vver ye be, gin ye said "aye" whin eh said "nae", syne, AYE, ye
Shetland - SHD hit's traetit as bein "wrang" whin bein øsed idda classroom an
Central - SEC ke "the real vyce o the fowk" whin the staunnart o whit is 'real
Ulster - WUL An' whin hae howls hir tae him
Central - WCE em wee porcelain cottages an' whin ma uncle Toamy stapped 'es do
Central - WCE uldnae smell ri lamb roastin' whin A gote hame an' A hud tae che
Central - WCE urkey wi' aw ri trimmins; no' whin A'v gote a choice in it.
Shetland - SHD s combines tae shaa da tense (whin sumthin happens), aspect
Ulster - CUL tet the story on 4 July 1862, whin hae tuk a jaunt in a rowin bo
Shetland - SHD tory apo da fort o July 1862, whin he guid aff in a rowin boat a
Shetland - SHD wid a rin ta hoid, whin dey sa da soondless Norskes
Ulster - CUL ax help frae oniebodie! Sae, whin the rabbit come nearhan hir,
Shetland - SHD a idder waaker i da distance, whin I got oot a da car fur my usu
Shetland - SHD ere we were, guttin fur life, whin dis peerie fellow appears ala
Shetland - SHD Shaetlan at a critical stage, whin hit bein endangered micht be
Shetland - SHD Efter a while, whin shö saa at naethin mair wis
Shetland - SHD . Did shö no get a surprise, whin da White Rabbit read oot, as
Ulster - CUL hirsel. Imagine hir surprise, whin the White Rabbit read oot, at
Doric - DOR fur the grun except girse, whin, hame.
Shetland - SHD y midder wis forced tae live, whin my faider deeid young, an sh
Shetland - SHD t oot a lang breath o relief, whin
Shetland - SHD affected manner' in StE: Nah, whin d'ir in a meetin dey ey talk.
Ulster - CUL w what 'it' means weel enuch, whin A fin somethin," said the Duc
Orkney - ORK wis puir times right enouch, whin wae hear thir sayings that hi
Shetland - SHD July. It wis wirt it though, whin I lookit oot ae moarnin, an s
Shetland - SHD if we wir spaekin English, whin we wid maestly caa it ‘The
Shetland - SHD give it annidder good smack, whin he noticed da grund whar he h
Shetland - SHD derin me proil i da terminal, whin someen liftet da kep fae me h
Doric - DOR on ma cheer tae divert masel, whin
Shetland - SHD t is symbolic. Du said dysel, whin du wis strokin da trunk o dat
Shetland - SHD s stendin at up ower da hill, whin he fell in wi Ertie o Gord, b
Orkney - ORK in tae folk on the road heem, whin they set doon the errands an
Shetland - SHD de a lions prowlin ahint him, whin Claire screamed at me,
Ulster - CUL ae jest bin readin aboot; an, whin shae had finisht, hir sister
Shetland - SHD begun ta sing it ower ageen, whin fae a grett piece aff, dey wi
Ulster - CUL d git awa wi'oot gittin seen, whin shag notice't an odd appearan
Ulster - CUL les, salmon, an sae on; thin, whin yae hae cleart aal the jelly-
Orkney - ORK Wan bonnie momin, whin the baith o' them cam doon ta
Shetland - SHD wi da boannie simmer moarnin, whin he oagit in da door o his new
Doric - DOR bleepin, ringin an clatterin, whin a nurse let
Shetland - SHD een for help, onyeen ava; so, whin da Rabbit cam near tae her, s
Shetland - SHD a hae a milkin coo nixt year, whin dir gotten a rüf on da aald
Shetland - SHD nks - especially in da Voar, whin dey wid reenge intae places d
Shetland - SHD dem doon. It maks you winder, whin dir sae mony tings a bairns n
Shetland - SHD , an Ah'm aboot ta blank her, whin shö says, 'Kirsten, Ah'm aaf
Shetland - SHD aff athoot onyeen seein her, whin shö spied somethin uncan app
Orkney - ORK twathree days o' fine wather, whin thir wis a guid chance o' ple
Shetland - SHD meal. An dan in late simmer, whin you tink it's aa by wi, da bo
Doric - DOR is iz, bit e wid phone efter, whin A haid seed the doc-
Shetland - SHD risin an pluckin da daisies, whin aa at wance a White Rabbit wi
Ulster - CUL gittin up an pickin daisies, whin aal o a sudden a white rabbit
Shetland - SHD rite dis doon apo der slates, whin da White Rabbit brook in: "OQ
Ulster - CUL eve this doon on thir slates, whin the White Rabbit interruptet:
Ulster - CUL nic within a wheen o minutes, whin shae fun oot hir shoothers wu
Central - EDN n hard under yir feet. Jings, whin ye wint in at furst the watte
Central - SEC d enough fur whit she waants, whin she waants it. Good enough th
Shetland - SHD ixt meenit shön altered dat, whin shö fan at her shooders wis
Shetland - SHD r thing I’m notticed is at, whin fock duisna spaek aboot ‘sp
Shetland - SHD Da vet, whin dey wan dere, trivvelled aboo
Ulster - CUL ad jest baegun tae repeat it, whin a cry o "The trial's baeginni
Shetland - SHD Up da laetest, whin Duiweel an Persevere wis trie
Shetland - SHD were jöst clear o da Roost, whin I saa dis peerie skyiff ahaed
Ulster - CUL an wunnert what tae dae nixt, whin aal o a sudden a fitman in li
Shetland - SHD an winderin whit ta dö nixt, whin aa at wance a flunkey in unif
Ulster - CUL t shae had bin waakin baelow, whin a shairp hiss made hir draa b
Shetland - SHD esh meat, oonless fur Friday, whin shü got her supplies fae da
Orkney - ORK Wan day, whin the baith o' them wir at the
Shetland - SHD "Boy, whin I wis a young een," his faide
Shetland - SHD sometin kinda lychtsome tö, whin da hael crew is bent ower da
Shetland - SHD wis been waanderin anunder - whin da nixt shö kent, dey wir a
Shetland - SHD ny ane at got in afore her - whin her birss wis up dey wir nae
Central - SEC t wi ma qwak; 'Doctor Blair'. Whin she caws back an Ah expleen w
Shetland - SHD a competeeshin is in me haed. Whin I gaeng tae a meetin I kaen A
Doric - DOR say, or e said e coudna mind. Whin
Central - WCE nt oot smoke fur a wee while. Whin ma faithur done ri same his d
Shetland - SHD l her foo happy shü medd me. Whin I wis on da idder side a da w
Central - SEC mah ankle, slowly puhlin me. Whin ah felt th' pointy gust o' wi
Orkney - ORK yke at the back o' the hoose. Whin they hed gotten aa this ready
Shetland - SHD an shoutin fae da wheelhoose. Whin I wan up dere I could see da
Doric - DOR i yin lik it in ma ain hoose. Whin A cum back oot, ma bed wis ma
Shetland - SHD ey tocht wid be da best plan. Whin dey realised foo clever der c
Shetland - SHD e tink aboot dis in Shaetlan. Whin Faera kyuckered up her midder
Shetland - SHD shö did, du wad best listen. Whin shö wis twaal, her faider de
Central - SEC could haurly run fir laughin. Whin ah caught up wi her, she thoc
Central - SEC joy thur grub. Ah hurried up. Whin ah feenished, ah taen the ‘
Central - SEC gawkin at me an slurpin soup. Whin she’d done, she dichtit her
Shetland - SHD tae Shetland graeter numbers. Whin Shetland wis pawned tae Scotl
Shetland - SHD aam upo da idder competitors. Whin dey start ta tink aboot der a
Doric - DOR back summit tae eet. Whin shae weir back it wis braw, t
Shetland - SHD fur hit. Whin du's aroond, dy fun
Shetland - SHD folk, helpin dem dael wi it. Whin ill luck comes I nivver saa d
Shetland - SHD nnin it hard, da tellin o it. Whin he cam ta Dat Night, I coodna
Shetland - SHD hit's da wird you faer maist. Whin he telt me hit wis ower late,
Shetland - SHD dal. So I luik up ta naebody. Whin I jimp, hit needs nae towt -
Shetland - SHD fe, an never hedd ony faimly. Whin I wis spaekin aboot dat da ti
Shetland - SHD cam ta be: whin da midderly aert shook
Central - SEC e happening fifty years awa'; whin ilka thing else haes changed,
Central - WCE t stuff thit makes ye sneeze? Whin a turn't it oot oantae the pl
Central - LAL twa, and hed set aff roond a whin-bush for exerceese, but inste
Central - LAL oushare roun an lined up wi a whin bush on the faur brae-face. A
Doric - MNA roon at her frae the neuk o a whin buss, dichtin his muckle lugs
Central - LAL n the fit o the raws, whaur a whin rigg met the road ends, rin a
Shetland - SHD ins tae himsel, tröttlin awa whin he got fed up.
Shetland - SHD e, an baaled her knickers awa whin shü wis fifteen, an it wis n
Shetland - SHD roond mi head whin A'm wirkin.
Doric - DOR lean sklent on the dooble-bed whin the twa ambulance fowk
Central - LAL git up an gae back tae ma bed whin e sat up again an e wis shout
Central - WCE a fair few gemmes, wis robbed whin A loast wan ur two urrs, an'
Doric - DOR ettlin efter a pish. A minded whin Wullie
Doric - MNA aw, he wiz. His lingo chynged whin he spoke aboot choryin. ‘Sn
Central - WCE urrs, an' three pairts pished whin A lumburt oot e' ri pub et we
Orkney - ORK time, but sheu wis terrified whin the veet's cam tae deu testin
Shetland - SHD ae room! Nae room!" dey cried whin dey saa Alice comin. Alice bi
Shetland - SHD Shü brightened up an smiled whin shü saa me though.
Shetland - SHD ow. Even da Mistress saftened whin he cam in, an shö spak till
Shetland - SHD Da Cat juist grinned whin he saa Alice. He lookit fine,
Shetland - SHD distinction at onnly appeared whin you wir leukin at Shaetlan fa
Shetland - SHD hü better hedd a been faered whin shü wis lyin troo da hills w
Shetland - SHD "Bertie wisna plaesed whin I telt him what I wis said, b
Shetland - SHD ran. "He will be da surprised whin he fins oot wha I am! But I w
Shetland - SHD wid onli be øsed whin ee specific period wis meant,
Orkney - ORK affronted whin he cam intae the ospital tae
Shetland - SHD a sad business," Jeemie said whin dey met at da fit a Mary's to
Shetland - SHD oesna seem surprised,' I said whin I telc him.
Shetland - SHD e oot. Da first thing dey did whin dey got her hame wis ta get h
Shetland - SHD ed help. It aa cam tae a heid whin Darren Jeemson wis oot checki
Central - WCE ny whit runs through yur heid whin yuv a coupla meenits tae spar
Doric - DOR eed hes face turn bricht reid whin e tain anar leuk it the wumma
Central - WCE w the flair wis sae damp. Wid Whin the bald patch appear’t, d
Shetland - SHD da boo wi a fender i me hand whin I saa dis peerie body steppin
Doric - DOR A mind whin ma mither wis tain ta hoaspit
Central - SWE An ah mind whin as a wee laddie there
Shetland - SHD o dem wir nearly faain asoond whin Gutteryaggle jamp tae her fee
Doric - DOR s a richt stushie in the Ward whin A got back. Yin o the
Ulster - WUL An' what'll hae dae whin hae arrives
Central - GLA sense, that ye wid never dae whin ye wir sober, that ye cannae
Shetland - SHD accents - we cringe awa fae whin we’r spaekin aboot dialect.
Shetland - SHD , wi da smudge still dere fae whin shü spilt ege yolk on him. S
Central - SWE a wid noo fu o yellae whin,
Shetland - SHD wisna fairly feenished me tae whin dey sent for me."
Ulster - CUL hae rin. "Hoo fasht hae'll be whin hae fins oot wha A am! But A'
Central - LALd tae look it the mantlepiece whin yir kinnlin the fire
Central - WCE on’t luk it the mantelpiece whin yur pokin’ the fire.
Ulster - CUL that!" Hae stud baehin Alice whin hae taakt.
Central - WCE a petty thief Thur's justice whin 'e comes tae grief Whin the t
Central - LAL , a terrible silence an wance whin e'd a drink in im e says tae
Central - WCE there. Tatties ‘n’ Mince Whin thur’s tatties ‘n’ minc
Shetland - SHD per at wis med her sae faerce whin dey met ida keetchen.
Central - SEC Jim Malcolm. Meh day wis made whin Jim sang oot "A Man's a Man"
Ulster - CUL er opent haes een muckle wide whin hae hear't this; but aal hae
Shetland - SHD er oppened his een aafil wide whin he heard yon; but aa at he sa
Ulster - CUL le tone, gan doon on yin knee whin hae spoke, "wae wur tryin - "
Shetland - SHD n his sleep - "at 'I braethe whin I sleep' is da sam thing as '
Ulster - CUL haes sleep, "that 'A braithe whin A sleep' is the same thing es
Central - SEC Ti the tozie scent o the whin,
Doric - DOR nt tae sculpt Ye no in peasie whin Ye're no that dour nor in mer
Shetland - SHD der whit we'll dö wi Smootie whin we geng on holiday? We'll hae
Orkney - ORK He didno like whin unkan folk disturbed his morn
Ulster - GULys Ooohh! I'll hay a wee juke whin I get hame??????! https://t.c
Central - WCE furtells e' a sudden debacle Whin translated fae the irreverent
Shetland - SHD at's kinda foosty i da middle whin you oppen dem up. Dan dey ker
Ulster - CUL Efter a while whin naethin mair heppent, shae th
Central - SEC e atmosphere ae aw the people whin we git there. Aw the people w
Doric - DOR Wullie wisna in guid fettle whin e cam in. E walkit richt past
Ulster - CUL t mae see noo! Wus A the same whin A ris this moarninf A think A
Orkney - ORK On the EbbHid wis a time whin some folk couldno deu without
Shetland - SHD at shü wis felt mony a time whin shü waakit oot by Hestigeo,
Central - SEC A mind the time whin ma Maw wis dain a bungee jump
Ulster - CUL im hir carrants frae the time whin shae furst saw the White Rabb
Ulster - CUL ut A know A hae tae bate time whin A'm larnin music."
Shetland - SHD tae mesel. Dat's anidder time whin du kin loss it. Folk is obvio
Shetland - SHD "but I ken I hae ta baet time whin I laern music."
Shetland - SHD Hear me whin I tell de,
Shetland - SHD is pechin laek a steam-engine whin shö catched it, an keepit be
Ulster - CUL s snoartin lik a steam-ingine whin shae eaucht it, an kept rouli
Central - WCE t burd e' his is a Philistine whin it comes tae guid tunes. A 'h
Ulster - CUL rts wur sittin on thir throne whin they arrived, wi a big curn a
Shetland - SHD ie-Buckie gud fyshin i da voe whin naebody wis aboot. He laekit
Orkney - ORK rope whin sheus gittan middling groggy,
Central - LAL es ain son had died, so here whin e saw Larry, e burst oot gree
Central - WCE e ma hoose fae awa’ up here Whin it isnae rainin’ an’ the
Central - DUN her side. Eh wis nearly there whin ah heard a lassie’s voice c
Orkney - ORK Noo if you hae a bit o sense whin hearan o this tale,
Doric - MNA e noo is get inside the hoose whin the silly cunts are oot. Shou
Shetland - SHD r as feenished da first verse whin up jimps da Wheen an roars 'H
Doric - DOR cawin fur a nurse whin a leddy doctor cum in an ster
Shetland - SHD if he held his tongue whin he could've spokken,
Orkney - ORK the thoosand fragments o blue whin that lie aal roond the site.
Orkney - ORK kind o stuff we caal ‘blue whin’, tae be precise. Haird as
Shetland - SHD ixteen, an he wis twenty five whin dey "hedd ta mairry" as fokk
Doric - DOR Wullie telt ye whin e cum roond it lunchtime, did
Central - WCE 'e comes tae grief Whin the thote thit ‘e wis firep
Shetland - SHD wi, bit dat shune dilled aff whin it wis medd clear dey wirna w
Shetland - SHD an no takkin dy knickers aff whin du maks him dis stew." An dan
Shetland - SHD l spaek aboot whit göd wrang whin we win hame.' 'Bugger dat.' s
Central - WCE It’s awright tae sing whin the pubs chuck oot
Central - WCE A wis ticklish whin a wis a wean A'm shair maist
Shetland - SHD e he wis hed wi a muckle fysh whin he wis younger.
Doric - MNA jobby, wi whin busses an orrals o aa kinds,
Doric - MNA “An whit if she comes back whin yir at the door ?“
Shetland - SHD esk. Dis is da wye at I spack whin I wis a bairn, da wye at I st
Central - SWE a wee peck whin they pairt.
Shetland - SHD m, an da boys wissed him luck whin dey feenished wark a Friday.
Shetland - SHD er, an hedd ta nurse her fokk whin dey cam aald an little wirt.
Ulster - GULngelinekking I'd a quare gunk whin a spotted it an cannae wait t
Shetland - SHDnd blastin on runs tae Lerook whin I wis aboot 11: https://t.co/
Shetland - SHD "Heth he'll mak him a wark whin he wins awa among yun boannie
Orkney - ORK n no fiddlin in the tang wark whin they could be deuing better t
Shetland - SHD Weel whin I feeneeshed declarin an gedd
Doric - DOR A coudna eet it aw, bit weel whin A stoppit
Ulster - CUL the pepper made hir sae cruel whin they met in the kitchen.
Doric - MNA or that. Nickin frae the hall whin the schyoodit bitch hid forgo
Doric - DOR still whin a wis telt.
Shetland - SHD e herm." Weel heth da day cam whin shü spakk straight anyoch ta
Shetland - SHD ht? Lat me tink: wis I da sam whin I raise dis mornin? I wid nea
Ulster - CUL An bate him whin hae sneezes!
Shetland - SHD ristmas, an sayin ta tell him whin we wir comin hame, fur he wid
Shetland - SHD story his faeder had telt him whin he wis joost a peerie mite. A
Central - WCE an' snapped 'e's lead oan 'um whin 'e cote 'um. “Whit time sho
Central - WCE uld torment oor Danny wi' rum whin ma maw brung 'um hame, 'es a
Central - LAL An whin the howdie haundit me ma braw
Shetland - SHD ze. He wis da prood o him! An whin he wis feenished, he set him
Central - SEC ale practick iz 'shopping' an whin heez bein gyper; 'comestiblin
Shetland - SHD ybe twinty meenits or sae, an whin I cam back, dey wir still der
Shetland - SHD tin fur da kettle ta boil, an whin shü waakened Jeems wis gane.
Shetland - SHD yin a wird. Ald Jeems cam, an whin dey led Hunter doon ta da boa
Shetland - SHD a Fraserborough fisherman, an whin he fan oot shü wis pregnant
Shetland - SHD hed bön awa ta Aberdeen, an whin I speired him aboot it, he af
Shetland - SHD t lambs lived laek loards, an whin we pat dem tae da Marts we go
Shetland - SHD a mysel fur twartree days, an whin I cam back fell in wi Willie
Shetland - SHD p every croft he cood get, an whin I tink foo dy graandfaider sl
Doric - DOR thay aw jist gawkit, an whin Sir speirt, yin o the minnows
Ulster - CUL tak this nice wee thimel": an whin hae had finisht haes shoart s
Shetland - SHD gaffin: an whin shö wis gotten his head doon
Shetland - SHD ccept dis elegant timmle"; an whin he wis feenished dis peerie s
Ulster - CUL the same height es hirsel; an whin shae lukt unner it, an on bai
Shetland - SHD for faer at dey heard her; an whin shö scuttit oot ageen da Fis
Ulster - CUL ur fear o thim hearin hir; an whin shae nixt keekt oot the Fish-
Shetland - SHD da sam heicht as shö wis; an whin shö wis lookit anunder him,
Shetland - SHD e juist been readin aboot; an whin shö wis feenished, her siste
Shetland - SHD tles salmon, an sae trow; dan whin you're cleared da jeely-fish
Shetland - SHD kaen, dat’s no whit we mean whin we say ‘dialect’?
Shetland - SHD sser ta whit we actually mean whin we say ‘dialect’. Whit we
Shetland - SHD dat is, whit we caad Shaetlan whin I bed in Shaetlan. Da strynds
Shetland - SHD k mair said on baith sides an whin Janet cam fae her wark Sarah
Shetland - SHD 4.3.1.3 Whin tae øse hit an whin tae øse it in Shaetlan
Doric - DOR If A haidna jist shut ma een whin twa weeman in fite
Shetland - SHD wird wi a parteeclar meaneen whin a parteeclar strip o maistli
Shetland - SHD ter-gadderers an we dunna ken whin dey cam tae Shetland or whaar
Doric - DOR olspy…. colonski … ye ken whin thay pit a guttie tube,
Shetland - SHD h o taers at shö wis grutten whin shö wis nine fit high.
Shetland - SHD n wid a tacn Domino ta heaven whin his mam deeid, fur he wis owe
Central - LALhe cat an wiz terrified, even whin she wiz a teeny wee kitten. U
Shetland - SHD da Duchess never seemed, even whin dey strack her, an da bairn w
Shetland - SHD so dey wir nae privacy, even whin he wis hame, an dey wir aye d
Central - WCE eck rit A'd lit ri oven. Even whin A open't ri oven door A could
Shetland - SHD cribe da Shaetlan tongue even whin dae’r spaekin (or writin) S
Ulster - CUL s pyed nae heid tae thim even whin they hut hir; an the weeyin w
Shetland - SHD An even whin da changin saisons brocht
Central - SEC numpty widnae speak. No even whin Mr Johnstone dipped a cup in
Ulster - CUL id," said the Gryphon, sighin whin it wus haes turn; an baith cr
Shetland - SHD sles wis aareidy bidden ithin whin Norsemen flittit tae dem fae
Ulster - CUL a!"; they jest tuk aff rennin whin they likt, an staapt whin the
Central - WCE An’ dived right in whin the hinges tore Bit the gadgi
Central - WCE urs door An’ dived right in whin the hinges tore Bit the gadgi
Shetland - SHD gyaain tae da guttin whin neist saison cam roond.
Shetland - SHD wis sittin apo da royal tronn whin dey wan dere, wi a grett croo
Ulster - GULgelaGraham8 Used the merle on whin as a logo...sorry should have
Central - WCE wis still in ma dressin' goon whin A slid ri leg a' lamb oot e'
Ulster - CUL ock an shae wus ower the moon whin it opent it!
Central - WCE saunterin’doon roon' Troon Whin a big polis motor flagged me
Shetland - SHD ina Jenkins In Nicole Tamason whin Maggie Ann cam in, an saa him
Doric - DOR E nivver lat on whin e wis in this efternuin.
Shetland - SHD Du haes ta wait till da moarn whin Santie Claas Is been, fur da
Shetland - SHD ee, go," but dey began ta run whin dey laekit, an whet whin dey
Ulster - CUL he Queen, stampin on the grun whin shae spoke; "ither yae or yer
Orkney - ORK wae go tae id right awey, no whin wae hiv a meenit,
Orkney - ORK Noo whin id comes tae ferming smells,
Orkney - ORK n thing wae can be sure o noo whin kye go in a field,
Shetland - SHD ot a shock I can tell you too whin we cam ta wir Jim's. Dey wir
Central - AYR till he wis hidden by clump o whin busses forty yairds frae the
Central - SWE So whin he blew up a balloon,
Shetland - SHD ad ‘Shetland dialect’. So whin whit I caa Shaetlan is daed,
Ulster - CUL rds in standart Inglesh-an so whin fowk write in Ulster Scots, t
Doric - DOR d saw an gang cut some bits o whin bushes
Orkney - ORK an thir tractors ower the tap whin the fields bean rowt," he gae
Orkney - ORK r easier tae gather an put ap whin the sea washes hid ashore ala
Shetland - SHD ck, an oh, shö wis da med up whin he fitted!
Orkney - ORK is comin tae the time o' year whin the sillos and cuithes wid be
Central - WCE h back. A sook a barley sugar whin A'm oot walkin' birra spat it
Shetland - SHD ö wid hae ta tell her midder whin neist shö saa her. But dat's
Ulster - WUL It hits harder whin spirits ir' low.
Shetland - SHD mist thing Janice said ta her whin shü waved dem aff ar Sumburg
Shetland - SHD owes heed an get a haad o her whin you wir doon an close at haan
Orkney - ORK ot tae dry in the guid wather whin hid earn.
Ulster - CUL nervously ower haes shoother whin hae spoke, an thin liftet him
Central - WCE ' listenin' in tae rur patter whin ma uncle Toamy ast me tae run
Central - WCE A boonced cot e’ ma chair whin they played the last dance
Central - WCE toon wis jumpin’ Everywhair Whin folk came doon furra Glesga F
Shetland - SHD ever wis! Ta ta, feet!" (for whin shö lookit doon at her feet,
Orkney - ORK een unturned as they say, for whin he geed tae the Wast Banks he
Shetland - SHD ' in StE: Mind an key da door whin du gings.
Shetland - SHD ess: if yir vocal coards birr whin you say a consonant, he's voi
Ulster - CUL er wus! Guid-bye, feet!" (fur whin shae lukt doon at hir feet, t
Orkney - ORK od leuk at the damage. That's whin wae noteeced that wan o the b
Central - WCE t it intae ri oven, an' rat's whin a noticed rit a couldnae talk
Doric - DOR hine maun be richt kittlie as whin the
Shetland - SHD en dis nixt special Christmas whin Calum an Juliet cam hom. Dir
Central - SEC ddlin wi national linguistics whin aabody kens the auld tricks a
Ulster - WUL comes rushin' tae thir heids whin they hear the owl drums rattl
Central - WCE masel'. Rey even hud seconds whin rey seen ha much wis left.
Doric - DOR nt oor bras in the seeventies whin aw yon flooer pooer
Central - WCE n’ in a new perr a’ shoes Whin the gadgie says the rain wis
Ulster - CUL o an thin treadin on hir toes whin the passt too near haun, an f
Shetland - SHD a bairns tae hadd dir tongues whin dey see dis young eens?”
Shetland - SHD ly! An he'll fetch you things whin you bal dem, an he'll sit up
Shetland - SHD soond, whaaras a diphthong is whin da vowel soond cheinges idda
Shetland - SHD lookin ower his shooder at is whin him an Baabie doosed in ta an
Shetland - SHD o - at laest I ken wha I wis whin I raise dis mornin, but I tin
Central - SEC me feel aw shoogily. This wis whin the fear and the butterflies
Ulster - CUL t on, "yae see, a doag growls whin it's angry, an wags its tail
Shetland - SHD "I ken fine whit 'hit' means whin I fin a thing," said da Deuk:
Southern - SWE but she kens whin she hears her Da like thon,
Central - WCE o fur yours truly. 'E ay kens whin rur's a leg a' lamb in ma ove
Shetland - SHD ouns is øsed ithin questions whin da entity isna kent, as in Wh
Shetland - SHD uid on, "du sees, a dug girns whin he's tirn an wigs his tail wh
Ulster - CUL tains wur turnin tae wee buns whin they lay on the flure, an a g
Shetland - SHD laek pronouns whin d'ir øsed on dir ain, bit de
Central - WCE Muggins jist ignores 'um 'cos whin rur's a leg a' lamb in ri ove
Central - WCEashamed. Ken why that is, cos whin ye were growin up ye were tel
Shetland - SHD at only disappears whin we stop
Shetland - SHD a laand, foo a burra an floss whin da Tamsons cam i da 1860s (de
Shetland - SHD dey øs emty "dummy" subjects whin spaekin aboot da wadder (it i
Central - SEC wks aroon us tak tent o Scots whin it happens. It is nae a defin
Orkney - ORK r feet as weel ais thir herts whin night time cam.
Central - SEC wull be muckle cumfurt tae us whin wur twa auld foggies'. Weel,
Shetland - SHD ry, bit I dui seem ta mind at whin I wis young we spack Shaetlan
Central - WCE amb luc't guid enough tae eat whin A brung it oot tae rest an' c
Central - WCE Bit ye don't notice that whin yur burstin' fur a pish
Central - WCE whirriver 'e thote aboot rat whin A sat a plate a fatty scraps
Central - WCE hruppence a wis shair tae get whin a gote back.
Shetland - SHD Da neist nicht whin shö jumpit trowe da cat flap
Shetland - SHD greetin tae my aunt ae night whin shi: didna ken I wis listenin
Shetland - SHD rket - nine o'clock at night whin a lokk a da perishables is re
Orkney - ORK oor and I got a naafil fright whin hid swang open and me peedie
Central - WCE Bit whin it came doon is heids a ching
Shetland - SHD aan . Shö saidna muckle, bit whin shö did, du wad best listen.
Orkney - ORK is mibbe a lot o' stoit, bit whin wae wir oot in the hairst an
Shetland - SHD ta her," Jeemie pleadit. Bit whin he turned aroond dey wir nae
Doric - DOR Ward bit whin A seed thaim, A thocht A wis
Central - WCE plans an’ other schemes Bit whin ‘hings don't fa’ the wye
Central - WCE A noticed it whin A brushed whit's left e' ma t
Shetland - SHD "I coodna believe it whin I met dee again, eftir aa dis
Shetland - SHD An as fur da stakk he biggit whin he got dem hame, he took pain
Doric - DOR sitors wur incommin, sic thit whin A wis
Ulster - CUL ae kept on switherin aboot it whin the Moose wug taakin, so hir
Shetland - SHD at onnly comes ta be relevant whin your seein a tongue fae a oot
Ulster - WUL hear an' Ulster Scots eccent whin frae hame yir far away,
Shetland - SHD dy big sister, an I aye kent whin du wis leein. Come on noo, wh
Doric - MNA an entry!” Key nivver kent whin ye wir takin the mick.
Shetland - SHD dat day at du kent whin shö cam
Shetland - SHD el, an da sense a acheivement whin dey brook troo. Memories ting
Shetland - SHD , "Ir'll maybe gie her strent whin her pains gets waar."
Shetland - SHD ffend him, bit he wis aye oot whin shü cam alang, an if dey met
Central - WCE oot walkin' birra spat it oot whin A realised rit A couldnae tas
Ulster - CUL om! Nae room!" they gowlt oot whin they saw Alice comin. "Thur's
Central - LAL cut, the Whangie, a speldert whin craig wi a glaurie pad gaun t
Shetland - SHD an du gie Floss her brakkfast whin shü turns up, shü's shurly
Central - WCE ud a fair idea it widnae last Whin the dug let us ken 'e needed
Orkney - ORK happiest whin herdan the kye in the hill,
Doric - DOR ta Ward 6 jist whin aw the veesitors wur incommin
Shetland - SHD ek dat yit," said Alice; "but whin you hae ta turn intae a chrys
Ulster - CUL at oot yit," said Alice; "but whin yae hae tae turn intae a chry
Central - WCE igher An’ standards wur low whin a wis settin’ the bar Some
Shetland - SHD an shü re-lived da cruel row whin shü fan oot Sarah wis pregna
Shetland - SHD Boxin Day - da day whin da boxes
Shetland - SHD nivver tocht I wid see da day whin I wid be addressin Doris's Ch
Shetland - SHD h fur her therteenth birthday whin shü wis obsessed wi dem. Da
Central - LAL Ah heard thir voices wan day whin Ah wis sittin in the lavvy, t
Orkney - ORK "Hid wis a day o id, that day whin the ould reed coo o wurs sple
Doric - DOR it the x-ray whin the radioactive man cum ower
Shetland - SHD Maggie, an what shü wid say whin he gie it tae her. Aa winter
Ulster - CUL ent frae what A use't tae say whin A wus a weeyin," said the Gry
Central - LALhit @DunsPitcus an I sall say whin the braw loon @alexanderso38
Ulster - CUL hadnae quite finisht mae tay whin A wus sent fur."
Shetland - SHD es dir midder tongue. Whaarby whin I wis young hit wis Shaetlan
Shetland - SHD He's up in his cuddy whin da saand is aa dry
Ulster - CUL ?' (an shae try't tae curtsey whin shae taakt-fancy, curtseyin e
Central - WCE ‘Speshly whin she smiles an’ takes me bey
Central - WCE i wee lum smokin', especially whin ma uncle Toamy stapped 'es do
Central - SWE Bit oanly whin they ceased throughpit.
Shetland - SHD suddenly whin shü wis seeven. Chloe is niv
Shetland - SHD Hit wis only whin we cam alangside at we saa da
Central - SEC Mr Johnstone wis mulkin Daisy whin we went in the mulkshed. Sat
Central - WCE a guid day, nice an’ boozy Whin a cawed this burd a bor-fly f
Shetland - SHD t ‘The Shetland Dialect.’ Whin we wir spaekin in Shaetlan, d
Shetland - SHD lan’ - or ‘Shetlandic’ whin we’r writin aboot it in Eng
Shetland - SHD Whin we wid win back ontae dry lan