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The word 'zoo'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
zooOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus15.75213
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 16.3 5 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 17.1 7 2
WCE - West Central 48.8 11 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 46.1 9 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 21 16 5
SEA - South East (Borders)
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 zoo in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
is a byordnar hett day in the zoo. Even the monkeys war plottin
didna mind that she bedd in a zoo, she thocht she wis back hame
yon. Jessie, wis sent tae the zoo. She didna mind bidin in the
. She didna mind bidin in the zoo bit fur ae thing. Kevin the k
“Awa hame tae the zoo,” cried Mysie Wabster.
5 matches

General Northern

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
next mornin, on its wye tae a zoo doon sooth, an the peacock wi on page 51

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
It's nae gan tae i'zoo on page 62
I'm jist like 'em chimps in i'zoo, quine, ye ken 'at it's true on page 179

3 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
"Dundreerie Zoo! Ye're throu til the monkey h on page 26

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
ll naebody, but it's tae be a zoo!' on page 59
wis a load o rubbage aboot a zoo in Strathvaigin Perk!' he say on page 61

4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
tek wis retired tae Edinburgh Zoo an dee'd at the age o 21. A s
wis pitten in a shop near the Zoo but efter it haed its inside
2 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
or penguins at the Edinburgh Zoo. The only thing is ah don't f on page 141
, Deep Sea World an Edinburgh Zoo. The Edinburgh Zoo wan is awr on page 161
n Charlene went tae Edinburgh Zoo: we wur in primary four an sh on page 162
The zoo wis good anaw. It wis a crack on page 164
zoo an yi wurnae meant tae but Ch on page 165
Also on pages 169
9 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Zoo
ed along fur a day oot et the zoo
2 matches

Glasgow

Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
t. “Haw, dae ye ‘hink the zoo hiz bears?”
We’re no that faur fae the zoo. How don’t we go an’ huv
So aff they went tae the wee zoo oan Oswald Street.
As they walked tae the zoo they passed a sweetie shoap.
t the shoap an’ aff tae the zoo.
9 matches

General Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
haddie' story tae gie Embrae zoo mair traffic an mair siller? on page 58
yon sea-lions, like it Embrae Zoo,' A said. on page 59
e the polis, an thay telt the zoo thit this sea-lion wis cawd S on page 63

6 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
oot ae muck an escapin frae a zoo. A'm likely tellin thon story on page 4

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
r as if he wis an animal in a zoo and no the laddie o a weeltes on page 14

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
dampt wee chimpanzee fae the zoo. on page 72

1 matches

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"A'm takkin ye tae the zoo." on page 118

7 matches

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