低地苏格兰语②
低地苏格兰语方言:
①北方苏格兰语(Doricdialect):
词汇以及词组举例:
'CauseyMounth''theroadoverthe'Mounth'orGrampians
'Claik''theDoricdialectofBuchanfishingvillages
'Foggybummer''Bumblebee
'Fa?(wha?)Fit?(whit?)Fitwey?(whitwey?)Faur?(whaur)Fan?'(whan)-'Who?What?Whatway?Why?Where?When?'
'Faraboots?'(Whauraboots?)'Whereabouts?(Aberdeenisnicknamed'FurryBootsCity'fromahumorousspellingoffaraboots'furryboots.)
'Futret'(Whitrat)'WeaselorotherMustelid,butcommonlyusedforferretnow
'Lounsanquines'(lounsanqueans)'Ladsandlassies,boysandgirls.(NB'loun'or'loon'hasnoderogatoryconnotationinDoric)
'Min''Man,asin'Ayay,min'.
'foulang'(houlang)-howlong
'forafilie'(forawhilie)-foralongtime
'gealt'-cold
'Fitlike?'(Whitlike):Agreeting,essentially,'Howareyoudoing?',towhichtheresponseis'Aye...tyauvinon.'(Ayetawinon)'Fine,thanks'
'Fit?'(Whit):'What?'
'Fityedeein?'(Whityedaein?):'Whatareyoudoing?'
'Fardivyebide?'(Whaurdivyebide?):'Wheredoyoulive?'
'Foo'syerdoos?'(Hou'syerdous?):Literally'Howareyourpigeons?',nowusedas'Howareyou?'Astockphrase,notsooftenusedinspeechastosendupDoric.
'Ayepeckin':Literally'Alwayspecking.'Thisisthereplyto'Fou'syerdoos?'
'Fit'sadee?'(Whit'sadae?):'What'swrong?'
'Gie'sabosie!':'Givemeahug!'
'A'mfairforfochten':'Iamverytired.'
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②中部苏格兰语
③南部苏格兰语
④海岛苏格兰语:一般的又细分为,Shetlandic和Orcadian
(1)Shetlandic:
[1]代词:du=youdine,dines=yoursdee=you
[2]词汇举例:
flan=gustofwind
claag=cackle
waar=seaweed
hent=gather
faird=afraid
creepie=stool
wilt=lost
mott=mote
coarn=smallquantity
cloot=rag
stoor=dust
bod=booth[注:在bod一词中,字母o上有两点]
brol=bellow[注:在brol一词中,字母o上有两点]
kye=cows
lowe=flame
gloy=straw
(2)Orcadian
⑤阿尔斯特苏格兰语