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Scots has been spoken in Scotland for many centuries and is found today throughout the Lowlands and Northern Isles

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Proverb
“Tak the bree wi the barm ”

Take the rough with the smooth

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Gospel
“Scots New Testament 16th June 2013”

In the recordings of the Scots New Testament, Tom Fleming brings the well known stories of the gospels to life in a distinct Scots voice. Throughout the year the... more

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Word of the week
“BIRL v, n spin, whirl”

The first unequivocal quotation with birl in the sense of spin appears in 1790 in David Morison Poems “The temper pin she gi’es a tirl, An’ spins but slow, yet seems... more

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Here We Go, Here We Go, Here We Go...

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win&rd... more


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Poetry

The Daftness by W.N. Herbert

The Daftness by W. N. Herbert It is very unusual for a publisher based in England and serving the whole of the UK to pu... more


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Parliamo Glasgow

One of the most famous comedians to come out of Scotland in the 1960s, Stanley Baxter was responsible for a series of sk... more


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Fae Buckie tae Berkeley

Cleanin Wifies

Margaret's glesses is chipped an her flairs are nae deen but at least her lavvy rolls haes been folded in tae pynts. Mar... more


Braken Fences Part 19 Final instalment

Podcasts

Braken Fences Part 19 Final instalment

Braken Fences, Wolf Kurtoglu’s first novel, has been described as ‘masterful’ (the Blether Region... more


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センターについて スコッツ語センター(The Scots Language Centre) は1993年に設立されたス... more

Bienvenidos!
al Centro del Idioma scots »

Quiénes somos y qué  hacemos  El Centro del Idioma scots fue establecido en 1993. Es la ú... more

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Skotin Kielen Keskuksen nettisivuille »

Keitä me olemme ja mitä me teemme  Skotin kielen keskus perustettiin vuonna 1993 ja se on ainoa kansallin... more

Willkommen!
zum Scots Language Centre »

Wer wir sind und was wir tunDas Scots Language Centre wurde 1993 gegründet und ist die einzige nationale, nicht-lex... more

Добро!
пожаловать в Центр Шотландского Языка »

Кто мы и что мы делаем Центр шотландского языка был осно... more

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Chi siamo e cosa facciamoLo Scots Language Centre è stato fondato nel 1993 ed è l’unica organizzazio... more

Witamy!
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Kim jesteśmy i co robimy?  Centrum Języka Szkockiego zostało założone w 1993 roku i jest jedyną niezwiązan... more

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Qui sommes nous, et qu’est-ce que nous pouvons vous offrir?  Incorporé  en 1993, le Centre pour ... more

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til Skotsk Språksenter »

Hvem vi er og hva vi gjør Skotsk Språksenter ble opprettet i 1993 og er den eneste nasjonale ikke-leksikog... more

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CINE SUNTEM SI CE FACEM Centrul pentru Limba Scoţiană a fost ȋnfiinţat in anul 1993 si este singura organizaţie na... more

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Quem nós somos e o que fazemosO Centro para a Língua Escocesa foi estabelecido em 1993 e é a &uacut... more

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Kdo jsme a co děláme  Jazykové  centrum skotštiny bylo založeno v roce 1993 a vedle s... more

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Scots on YouTube

Ma Mither Toung, Scots Doric poem my Granda wrote in 1973, Scottish poet


Ma Mither Toung, Scots…

This is an updated version of a Doric Scots Poem my Granda Wrote in 1973 when i was 10 yrs o…
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Bob Knight - Yellow On…

My version of Adam McNaughton's great song about travellers, inspired by the book of the sam…
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King Creosote (Kenny A…

Kenny Anderson/King Creosote - live at A Scottish Songbook If you are within the UK you can …
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Steven Robertson - We …

From the Shetland Folk Festival dialect concert at Islesburgh 03/05/2013
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Sheena interview

Dauvit Horsbroch and Sheena Blackhall talk about the Scots language
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Jim Monaghan - The Uni…

Jim Monaghan at the Cumnock Music Festival poetry night 16/06/2011
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News

Language, Politics and Power

17th Jun
This article first appeared in Perspectives and we are grateful to Janet Paisley and Perspectives for allowing us to reproduce it here.   LANGUAGE, POLITICS AND POWER by Janet Paisley   Language has always been a political issue, violently so at times. In 1948 Pakistan ordained Urdu as its sole national... more

SQA's online survey for Scots

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13th Jun
In recent months the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has announced its intention to engage with people... more

Violet Jacob and the Sounds of Angus

Violet Jacob

27th May
The following article first appeared in Scottish Review and is reproduced here with the kind permission of Bob Cant,... more

Scottish Book Week

Wulf Kurtoglu

Book week Braken Fences, Wulf Kurtoglu’s first novel is a science fiction tale of adventure and romance set in a near future. It has been described as ‘masterful’ (the Blether Region) and ‘the best novel written in Scots in recent times’ (Rab Wilson, Lallans).  To celebrate Book Week Scotland the Scots Language Centre... more

James Robertson

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Join The Scots Language Centre for an audio broadcast of James Robertson reading his story 'Naebody'd Seen Him'.... more

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