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The word 'ah-'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
ah-Occurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus1.242
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 5.1 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 1.3 1 1
SEA - South East (Borders) 25 2 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of ah- in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
"Ah-ha! His the latest swain fa'en on page 94

1 matches

Aberdeen

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
o ah-hin in the world on page 15
ion is available aboot almost ah-hin on page 23

2 matches

General Northern

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Billie: Ah-ah-ah. That tickles an tingles. on page 40

2 matches

(South) East Central

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
racord, “Mingus Ah-um”, Tammas aye didna lat bu
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
somethin called guy-nah-cawl-ah-jay ~ an then him an Chris Rus on page 141

1 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Em seek o yi askin me whar ah-thin is on page 105
nae bather ah-ta. on page 120

4 matches

Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
rth readin. Claver learnt the ah-bay-say, but couldna pit wirds
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
perature-runny resin. And ... ah-hah, cutting and welding equip
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ice answert, awfy shy, like, "Ah-ah'm no sure masel the noo, ta on page 43
"Ah-ah'm a wee lassie," said Alice on page 52

2 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
hersel dried oot gey shuin. "Ah-hmm!" said the Mous, wi a guid on page 25

1 matches

General Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
. Whit then maun we dae? Weel-ah-wat, wirk nicht and day, body on page 6

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Ah-ha ... That's it, ye ken ... Y on page 17
Ah-ha!' cried Mr Wonka, 'you hing on page 164
o them, stappit wi sweeties, Ah-ha,' Mr Wonka cairried on, 'th on page 167

3 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Ah-ha,' said Mr Tod. 'Jist you ha on page 58
'Ah-h-h-h-h-h? peched the Wee-est on page 64

2 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
hlice replied, rither shyly, "Ah-Ah herdly ken, Mister, jist th on page 42

1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
subject. "Dae yae-dae yae-lik-ah-doags?" The Moose didnae answe on page 23

1 matches

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