A man named David speaks English, Doric, and Scots for Wikitongues.
Also Known As:
Dialects & Varieties
- Doric
- Lallans
- Ulster. Difficult intelligibility among dialects. Northern Scots on the Scottish Islands is considered by some a different language (Shetlandic or Orcadian). Lallans is main literary dialect. Scots is reportedly most similar to English [eng] and Fris
Ethnologue: Languages of the World
Ethnologue: Languages of the World
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
89,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
1,500,000
Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Scots had a development group. There are some literature and periodicals in the languages. There is also a dictionary
Location and Context
Countries
Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Angus, Argyll and Bute; Scottish Borders, The county: Doric (northeast Scotland dialect); Clackmannanshire; Dumfries and Galloway; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh, City of; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Highland; Inverclyde; Midlothian; Moray; North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Orkney Islands; Perth and Kinross; Renfrewshire; Shetland Islands; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian; Lallans (south and central Scotland dialect); Northern Ireland (Ulster dialect): Antrim and Newtownabbey; Ards and North Down; Causeway Coast and Glens; Derry City and Strabane; Mid and East Antrim; Mid-Ulster; Newry, Mourne and Down
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
97% of the speaker population is literate in English.