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Scottish Parliament motion on north east Scots from Maureen Watt MSP

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Scots Pairlament motion on nor-east Scots fae Maureen Watt MSP
The follaein Motion wis pitten afore the Scots pairlament, written in baith Scots an English, bi Maureen Watt MSP an wis reportit tae hiv gotten a fairly guid an braid meisure o uphaud frae fellae MSPs in the Scots pairlament. Here ye can see the Scots vairsion o the motion that wis owerset intae English an aw :-
"That the Pairliament merks hou the Doric leid plays a feckfu pairt in the corrieneuchins o the Nor-Aist, eikin muckle tae Scotland's national heirship an forderin the diversitie o Scottish culture, an cries on the Scottish Executif eidently tae upbigg the Doric an Lawland forms o the Scots tung as leivin leids."
© Scots Tung Wittins, Nummer 151, Juin 2006