| mates | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 27.4 | 91 | 33 |
| ORK - Orkney | 19.9 | 2 | 1 |
| SHD - Shetland | |||
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 26.2 | 8 | 3 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | 335.6 | 3 | 2 |
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | |||
| DOR - General Northern | 35.5 | 8 | 6 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 70.7 | 29 | 5 |
| WCE - West Central | |||
| DUN - Dundee | 31.9 | 3 | 1 |
| EDN - Edinburgh | 49.6 | 8 | 4 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 76.9 | 15 | 4 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | |||
| LAL - General Central | 11.8 | 9 | 7 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | 49.9 | 4 | 1 |
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 13.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 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) | 32.8 | 1 | 1 |
| GUL - General Ulster | |||
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
back yard as the new lad’s mates used her gairden as a short c
a real target for him and his mates. She could hardly get intae h
neighbour wid hae his drunken mates inaboot. The steens wid start
3 matches
Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
5 by the time Douglas and his mates arrived at the trenches and s
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ava. That mornin him and his mates hid eaten a tin o plum jam an
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
gye chave, him an some o his mates managed tae get me aff and pu
1 matches
@FaeFoggie tweeted
@bazzabck My mates auld man near teen his thoomb(2021)
Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
old routine. Awa tae meet ma mates and hit the toon. So looked o
Fan a left the hoose ma mates were just roon the corner wai
2 matches
The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
y an mony's the time me an my mates steed there repellin boarders
her near wint in a dwam an my mates near fell aff their seats at
2 matches
@72redz1903 tweeted
ction atween him and his team mates - looked slightly alienated. (2022) twitter link
@beast_afc tweeted
ks up we his future dons team mates.(2020)
@cligeey tweeted
the UK min. Your Brexit daft mates are nae listening.(2020)
@Manuforti1968 tweeted
r bike or playin fitba wi yer mates, cos yiv jist realised Top o (2020)
back for five minties an it's mates bugger aff an leave him. Crue(2019)
Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
hae onythin adae wi me an ma mates getting peyed aff frae Syme's on page 26
1 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
l ye the truth, I'm wishin ma mates'd hurry up. Bet they're hidin on page 1
2 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
maire bothered aboot what ma mates were up tae at the weekend. A on page 19
's turned oot. Ah've been gid mates wae him ever since oor first on page 36
bee. Whereas me and aw ae ma mates attended Ainslie Park and if on page 68
boot how ah shouldnae be best mates wae Aldo. Anytime his name ca on page 69
, likes. Efter ma dad and his mates marched fae the gates. Aw the on page 87
Also on pages 90, 91, 112, 118, 173, 174, 177, 195, 199, 200
19 matches
McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
. Ah leaped up, shook ma team mates haunds an we aw pit oor haund
ing 2-2, ah could see ma team mates geein up so ah shoued "Cmon l
2 matches
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
s later ah’ve arrived at ma mates secluded loackup. Ah expertly
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
back doon south and tell yur mates tae keep their crack and kidd
1 matches
@DavidJWood2 tweeted
pan, till I was 18 and saw my mates mum doing them in the oven ??(2020)
Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ed Evan. Ah mean, ah wiz like mates wi them but it wiz the two of
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Bill suin realised that his mates wis intent on gettin blootere
mt that his grannie an aa his mates held a video conference aboot
ll wisna shair gin Tad an his mates wis juist messin aroon wi his
3 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
efore the big race. Me and ma mates pissin oorselves laughin as h
1 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
her. He's wan ae Big Kenzie's mates, wan ae the elder wans in the on page 17
ndy McColl, one ae this guy's mates, steps forward and whacks him on page 27
d me approachin. Wan ae their mates, Matthew Whyte, tries tae ste on page 28
3 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
e. Thae boays, two ay ma best mates, two eccentrics, they don't c on page 3
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
say cheers tae Stenzo an his mates, who ur gaun oan tae the Cell
who’s hingin aboot wae his mates. The boay’s the auldest the
hit ye dae - - ye back up yer mates.’ he sais, lookin genuinely
dae yer best by cunts - - yer mates, an gradually, whether ye lik
4 matches
Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
at wee guy man. Ah love aw ma mates. You tae, bro!’ he sais wae
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the fence in pursuit ay their mates.
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
gemme. Ah left ma da wae his mates an ah came hame masel.’
™s yer sworn duty tae bam yer mates up at any given opportunity.
2 matches
Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Sake Da, ma mates don’t have sluggies. And yo
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
an get ye oot ay it when his mates goat involved. Ye never meant
1 matches
Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
He said his mates lauched at him when he had ta on page 59
1 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
elly be somethin tae tell his mates! on page 65
1 matches
Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
we wrocht as pass-mates, oor efter tedisome oor, acco
1 matches
Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
the door aff its hinges. His mates have aw left, he says, and it
1 matches
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
brownbarra bit Spaffer an his mates product testing (an failin) b(2020)
mpic Gold Level Wilhemina Nae Mates isolation have I managed to g(2020)
@Chazzbat tweeted
@Jaynesharp Fund him. He's mates wi Tommy Y-L, an he spends aa(2020)
obfrapples Which pairt o "nae mates" did ye no unnerstaund?(2020)