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The word 'russian'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
russianOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus12.14026
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B 111.9 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 39 16 5
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 5.1 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 13.1 10 8
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 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) 65.6 1 1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 10 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of russian in Corpus

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
sometheen special. Yun set a Russian dolls du sees apo da dresser, on page 18

1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
ferent languages), dis peerie Russian lass said "Well, I could neve

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
for Lapland, near da Finnish-Russian border whaar dere’s plenty.
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
able tae play ae tune on the Russian zither. Auld Mattha Bruce wis
1 matches

Mid Northern B

@McGoo1888 tweeted
??????wee bottle eh the Russian Tattie juice tanned...bring o (2022) twitter link

General Northern

@fittiecrooners tweeted
en if there specking Doric or Russian!(2016)
s nae messing wee this lad as Russian, 6ft plus & built like a Hall(2016)

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
kit like a muckle daurk broon Russian bear. A'm no shuir fa wis lea
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
e o whit had happened. It's a Russian doll o a question, an it's yi
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
aist Jamaicans thought Ah wis Russian or German at first, an lots o
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
n a situation whaur German or Russian is 'minority languages', bait
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
e wabsteid, is ettlin tae eik Russian an Japanese an aw. The wabste
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
this boay is nae joke. Fuckin Russian fae doon south. Hings could g
ties aw in a twist aboot this Russian ersehole we’re oan oor wey
the Terrible or suttin fur a Russian.’’
rattles oan the door and this Russian cunt doesnae even flinch. Ah
ey we’re faced wae a stocky Russian, complete wae the build ae a
10 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
a perfick picture tae oan ma russian live stream lol (2021) twitter link

Edinburgh

Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
a as, a major wurld language (Russian, i this case), an i Lallans 8 on page 107

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
wad fin yersel either on the Russian or the Mongolian Border.
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
eirdo. Pure intae aw this mad Russian stuff. on page 61

1 matches

General Central

Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
d o white reik. It belanged a Russian general; ye cud tell his rank on page 36

2 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 104 - Ordnar Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, poetry
e mixter wi guid herts. She's Russian. "Wurld Leaders' Luik ower Ga on page 89

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
wes sent on patrol intil the Russian Sector. We haed ti get intil on page 65

2 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
d. The Scot spiered at him in Russian gin he on page 11

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
anither fell veectim tae the Russian guns. Dismuntit, horse blewn on page 63

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
plies an that, the things the Russian folk needed, the Russians wid on page 43

1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
@Cruithneach A dinnae speak Russian and it turns oot everyone els(2020)

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
t and get done in by some big Russian hooligan called Andriy. Wit. (2018) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
d the chance ti dae a wee bit Russian.
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ed, blue, and white flags wur Russian yins? It wis scary, no kennin
1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
written against the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine on page 29

1 matches

General Ulster

Belfast City Council Leid Strategy – Draft Ection Plen 2023-2026, (Belfast City Council 2023) Ulster, government
Russian 4
1 matches

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