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The word 'aks'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
aksOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus5.4185
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 87.2 15 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 327 2 1
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 58.1 1 1
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 aks 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.

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
an I can aks nae mair o him dan dat. on page 24
e hit tae dem. Even afore dey aks A'll ken whit dey're seekin. on page 63
ir weel-aff, fir dey'll joost aks you back. Whan you hae a foy, on page 119
dat dey're bidden ta da foy. Aks fock dat ir ill-aff, an owld, on page 120
rivin o da dim dey started ta aks Jesus questions, hoopin dat h on page 147

7 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
wid aye aks dem ta get her a couple a cas on page 16
ic. Mam says it's no fair tae aks him, fur on page 29
," shü whispered firmly, "ta aks Captain John ta fetch da doct on page 34
him under da table, "Did shü aks dee in fur coftee?" on page 39
stunner noo, ah'm gyaain tae aks her oot dis weekend." on page 40
Also on pages 50, 77
7 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ns. Da idea is d'ir a wye tae aks fir confirmation. Ithin on page 91

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
"But he haes'nae aks me yit." on page 15

2 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
'Ye jaist had tae aks!'' on page 13

1 matches

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