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Scots dialects

Scots is the collective name for Scottish dialects known also as Doric, Lallans and Scotch or by more local names such as Buchan, Dundonian, Glesca or Shetland.

There are four main dialect regions sub divided into 10 sub dialects;
Insular (Orkney & Shetland)
Northern (Caithness, North East, East Angus & Kincardine) , 
Central (East Central North, East Central South,West Central, & South Central) 
Southern (Southern aka Borders)