Northern Scots
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Northern Scots refers to the dialects of Modern Scots traditionally spoken in eastern parts of the north of Scotland.
The dialect is generally divided into:[1]
- North Northern spoken in Caithness, Easter Ross and the Black Isle.
- Mid Northern, popularly known as the Doric, spoken in Aberdeenshire, Banff and Buchan, Moray and the Nairn area.
- South Northern spoken in East Angus and the Mearns.
References
- ↑ "SND Introduction - Dialect Districts". Dsl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
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