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The word 'pigs'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
pigsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus36.912035
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 23.2 4 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 175.8 5 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 19.6 6 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.6 3 2
WCE - West Central 18.4 4 2
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 194.1 31 2
GLA - Glasgow 31.9 7 2
AYR - Ayrshire 26.2 2 1
LAL - General Central 34.5 26 7
SEA - South East (Borders) 124.8 10 3
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 163.5 1 1
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 156.9 5 1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 102.5 2 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 90.8 5 1

Occurrences of pigs in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Wan day he let the pigs oot and they scampered doon t on page 14

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
haddin him up wis twa guinea-pigs, giein him somethin oot o a b on page 40
Wi dis, een o da guinea-pigs gae a cheer, an richt awa da on page 114
"Weel, yon's da guinea-pigs feenished!" tocht Alice. "Noo on page 115
ncil, an da suppressed guinea-pigs shokkin for braeth, hit aa fi on page 125

4 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
, be-an held up by two guinea-pigs, who were givan id somethin o on page 38
w, who micht do awful weel as pigs, an wis joost sayan till hers on page 60
Here wan o e guinea-pigs cheered, an wis immediately s on page 109
chokan o e suppressed guinea-pigs, filled e air, mixed up wi e on page 120

5 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
er fae the barn; sheep, nowt, pigs, hens, deuks, turkeys; an aa on page 94

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
me?" Owerbye, a muckle herd o pigs wis feedin an e deevils prigg on page 17
el fa sent him oot tae maet e pigs. An he fain wad hae filled hi on page 107

5 matches

Aberdeen

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
s, Lupins an' even cattle an' pigs on page 14

1 matches

General Northern

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
n at the little figures o the pigs for ages. Ae time fin her fai on page 16

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I didna even ken pigs gave us pork chops on page 80

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
in the barn; an the horses an pigs wid gaither roond him like he on page 118

1 matches

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
l probably be how much feckin pigs in blankets he'll get next we(2019)

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
in Fifeshire, efter giein the pigs thair supper ae nicht, stoppe
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
dour—obstinater than either pigs or cuddies, and waur to drive
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
apless mps - make a complete pigs ea (2020) twitter link

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
hen he leaves the schuil, fur pigs wid fly afore he got a job on on page 2

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ine an a picture ae these two pigs. The article wis actually qui on page 91

3 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
squealin o a herd o metallic pigs, pierced thru the air. on page 51

1 matches

Edinburgh

Purves, Jamie Lallans 102 - Aince, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
buirds livit there. The wild pigs daundered atween the trees, t on page 12

1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
sie and Pincher, and syne the pigs, that sattelt doun in the str
p and kye laid doun ahint the pigs and begoud tae chowe the cuid
tae the gleg anes, sic as the pigs and dugs, they haed committit
duty tae prepare for it. The pigs teuk on the darg o learin and
. Maist weel-forrit amang the pigs wis twa young boars caa’d S
30 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e, bein held up bi twa guinea-pigs, who wir giein it somehin oot on page 40
ht dae no bad fir themsels as pigs, an wis jist sayin tae hersel on page 62
right," said the Duchess, "as pigs hiv tae fly; an the m "? on page 90
Here wan ae the guinea-pigs cheered, an wis suppressed im on page 111
okin ae the suppressed guinea-pigs, fillt the air, mixed up wae on page 122

6 matches

Eunson, Catherine Freude, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
oot loupit the pigs; and losh, they fairly went t
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Here yin o the geeny-pigs cried "hurray" in wis strauch on page 44

2 matches

General Central

Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
The ninth has pigs fattened fur slachter; on page 30

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
sie and Pincher, and then the pigs, wha cooried doon in the stra on page 6

16 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
', neighbours bawlin', guinea pigs jumpin' an' wee scabby dugs h on page

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
The Three Wee Pigs on page 41
Anither hoosie owned by pigs, on page 43

5 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
ce fae up the stair. 'It's aw pigs and whustles. Did ye no ken t on page 69

1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
s fae the shop, or up tae the pigs pail at the tap o the street
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
@andrhugscott When pigs flee! ??(2020)

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
How mony stane pigs still survive on page 45

2 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
, bein held up b' twae guinea-pigs, whae were ga'en eet somethin on page 39
, whae micht dae awfy weil as pigs, an was jist sayin tae hersel on page 61
richt," said th Duchess, "as pigs hae tae fly; an th m-" on page 90
Here yin o th guinea-pigs cheered, an was immediately s on page 112
ht, that feeneeshes th guinea-pigs!" thocht Ahlice. "Noo oo'll g on page 113
Also on pages 123
6 matches

Purves, David Lallans 75 - On War, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
he priests gide til thair fat pigs?
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ah hae rowth o pigs an hens.
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
thrang wi dugs, chickens, pigs. on page 5

1 matches

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Tae clean the byre, feed the pigs, on page 16

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
itting hoult up wi twa guinea-pigs, wha wur gaein it somethin oo on page 40
wha micht dae brev an weel es pigs, an wus jest sayin tae hirsel on page 62
richt," said the Duchess, "es pigs hae tae fly; an the m - " on page 91
Here yin o the guinea-pigs channert, an wus immediately on page 113
Come, thon finisht the guinea-pigs!" thocht Alice "Noo weel git on page 114

5 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
et, Bot we'r aa tha yin soo's pigs, ye ken, an aye we shud hae m on page 11
bastes. Wi tups and yowes, an pigs an soos, thair's somethin fur on page 20

2 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
intae a speckled mist as the pigs stared at yin anither in conf on page 31

1 matches

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
s tha ïll spirits ïntae tha pigs on page 9

5 matches

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