Wednesday, June 25, 2003, 15:14 GMT
The Scots dialect of Lowland Scotland is not a seperate language to English, it's serived from the English Germanic branch of Indo-European languages, along with other forms of English such as Kentish, Wessaxen, Northumbrian etc.
Scots Gadhlig is a seperate language and is derived from the Goidelic (Gaelic, Q-Celtic) branch of Indo-European, it was introduced to the Highlands & Islands of Northern Britain by the Scotti Gaels who invaded Britain in the 6th century creating the Kingdoms of Alba & Caledonia:
The rest of modern-day Scotland spoke two seperate Brittonic (British, P-Celtic) langauges: Pictish Brittonic in the North and Cumbric Brittonic in the Lowlands of Scotland and Cumbria.
For example, the following shows how other forms of English language are spelt differently, just like Scots etc. but this does not mean the regional dialect as a seperate language: Devon (Dewnsans) English Dialect: Not a seperate language from other forms of ENGLISH:
ACKER (Sax.), acre.
AFFEARD, afraid.
AGEEST, afraid/astonished.
AGO, just gone, nearly dead.
AGGING, egging on, raising quarrels.
AKETHER, quoth he.
ALKITOTLE, a silly elf.
ALL ABROAD, open ("the door is all abroad").
ALLER, a pinswell, whitloe.
ALLERNBATCH, an old sore.
AN, than. ("more an zo" - more than so).
ANEEST, near. ("I wont go aneest en").
APRILL'D, soured, or turning sour.
APURT, sullen, silent, with a gloating.
ANSNEY, to anticipate, look, bad news.
AQUOTT, squatted, weary of eating.
ARG, to argue, dispute.
ART, eight; ARTEEN, eighteen.
ASLAT, cracked (like a pot).
ASNEGER, an ass.
AVROAR, frozen or frosty.
AGOON, soon.
BAK, to beat.
BARRA, a gelt pig.
BARTON, a large demesne.
BATE, to quarrel.
BED ALE, ale brewed for a christening.
BEING/BIN, because.
BELLYHARM, the colic.
BEE LIPPEN, a bee hive.
BETWIT, to upbraid/repeat a matter.
BESCUMMER, to foul with dirty linen.
BIBBLE, to drink often.
BILLID, distracted/mad.
BOTE, part, and past tense of to buy.
BRACK, flaw.
BIVER, to shake/quiver.
BLID, blood.
BLOGGY, to be sullen.
BOOSTERING, to labour busily so as to sweat.
BOWERLY, blooming ("a comely bowerly woman").
BUCKLE, a struggle.
BUDDLED, suffocated.
BULHAGGLE, a scarecrow.
CAAL/CAALING, a call.
CAWBABY, an awkward timid bod.
CHAM, I am.
CHAVE, I have.
CHELL, I shall.
CHETS, kittens.
CHILBLADDER, chilblains.
CHURN, a bad woman.
CHUPS, cheeks/chops.
CLATHERS, clothes.
COB/CLOBB, mud, loam and straw building.
COCKABEL, an icicle.
COCKHEDGE, a (quickset) hedge.
COCKLEERT, when cock crows.
COLE, any kind of cabbage.
COMBE, a hollow between two hills open at one end only.
COMMERCING, as "conversing".
CONDIDDLE, to waste/convey away secretly.
CONDUDLE, conceit.
COPPER FINCH, a chaffinch.
CLOPPING, lame, limping.
CLUME BUZZA, an earthenware pan.
COALVARTY, a bed/to warm a bed with a warming pan.
CORNIWILLIN, a lapwing.
CORROSY, a grudge or ill-will.
CORT, caught.
COTTEN, to beat soundly.
COUCH PAWED/HANDED, awkward/left-handed.
COURTLAGE, the fore or backyard of a house.
COWAL, a fish-woman's basket.
COZING/COOZING, loitering/soaking.
CRAZED, cracked.
CREWDLING, sensible of cold.
CREWNTING, grunting/complaining.
CRICKS, dry hedgewood.
CRICKLE TO, to bend.
CHRISEMORE, an unchristened child.
CROPEING, stingy.
CRUEL, very.
CLEVES, cliffs.
CLEAR AND SHEER, completely/totally.
DAB, an adept.
DAGGLE, to run like a young child.
DAPS, the exact likeness of.
DAVER, to fade like a flower.
DAWCOCK, a silly fellow.
DEEF, rotten/corrupted.
DIMMET, the dusk of the evening.
DINDER, thunder.
DISHWATER, water wagtail.
DIZZEN, a dozen.
DO, to be done ("to be do").
DOAN, wet, damp bread.
DESPERD, very/extremely.
DIDDLECOME, half-mad/sorely vexed.
DIRSH, a thrush.
DUDDER, to deafen with noise.
DOATTIE, to nod the head in sleep while sitting up.
DOLL, to toll (as a bell).
DON/DOFF, to put on/off.
EART, sometimes.
ELLEM TREE, elm tree.
ELONG, slanting.
ELSH, new.
EN, him ("I told en").
ES,ISE,ISH, I.
EUTE, pour out.
ETH, earth.
FADGE, to fare ("how d'ye fadge?")
FITTY, clever.
FLICKETS, flushes in the face.
FORE-RIGHT, honest (person).
FUMP, essence of.
GANMER, mistress/an old woman.
GATFER, an old man.
GRAMMER, grandmother.
GRANFER, grandfather.
GUDDLE, to drink greedily.
GUIT, a joint.
HOOP, a bullfinch.
HULDER, hide or conceal.
HULVE, to turn over.
HELL, to pour.
HEND, to throw.
HATCH, fancy wish.
LIE A BIER, lie dead.
LEW, sheltered/defended from storms.
LIDDEN, a tale/theme/subject.
LONGFUL, long in regard to time.
MANG, to mix.
MEECH, to play truant.
NUMMET/NUNCH, lunch.
ORT, anything.
RAY, to dress.
READSHIP, confidence, trust.
SHORD, a gap in the hedge.
SUENT, even, smooth.
SWANT, proper.
TAFFETY, delicate on the palate.
TANG, to tie.
TILBY, testy.
TINE, to shut/close.
TUT-WORK, piece-work.
TWILY, troublesome, irksome.
TRAPER, a slut.
UPSETTING, Christening.
UNRAY, to undress.
UNKET, dreary, dismal.
VANG, to receive/earn.
VAUGHT, fetched.
WARD, to wade.
WASHDISH, a wagtail.
WANT, a mole.
WHOP, a heavy blow.
WOODQUIST, wood-pigeon.
ZAT, soft.
ZAUNDY, to swoon.
ZIT, sit.
ZO, so.
Scots Gadhlig is a seperate language and is derived from the Goidelic (Gaelic, Q-Celtic) branch of Indo-European, it was introduced to the Highlands & Islands of Northern Britain by the Scotti Gaels who invaded Britain in the 6th century creating the Kingdoms of Alba & Caledonia:
The rest of modern-day Scotland spoke two seperate Brittonic (British, P-Celtic) langauges: Pictish Brittonic in the North and Cumbric Brittonic in the Lowlands of Scotland and Cumbria.
For example, the following shows how other forms of English language are spelt differently, just like Scots etc. but this does not mean the regional dialect as a seperate language: Devon (Dewnsans) English Dialect: Not a seperate language from other forms of ENGLISH:
ACKER (Sax.), acre.
AFFEARD, afraid.
AGEEST, afraid/astonished.
AGO, just gone, nearly dead.
AGGING, egging on, raising quarrels.
AKETHER, quoth he.
ALKITOTLE, a silly elf.
ALL ABROAD, open ("the door is all abroad").
ALLER, a pinswell, whitloe.
ALLERNBATCH, an old sore.
AN, than. ("more an zo" - more than so).
ANEEST, near. ("I wont go aneest en").
APRILL'D, soured, or turning sour.
APURT, sullen, silent, with a gloating.
ANSNEY, to anticipate, look, bad news.
AQUOTT, squatted, weary of eating.
ARG, to argue, dispute.
ART, eight; ARTEEN, eighteen.
ASLAT, cracked (like a pot).
ASNEGER, an ass.
AVROAR, frozen or frosty.
AGOON, soon.
BAK, to beat.
BARRA, a gelt pig.
BARTON, a large demesne.
BATE, to quarrel.
BED ALE, ale brewed for a christening.
BEING/BIN, because.
BELLYHARM, the colic.
BEE LIPPEN, a bee hive.
BETWIT, to upbraid/repeat a matter.
BESCUMMER, to foul with dirty linen.
BIBBLE, to drink often.
BILLID, distracted/mad.
BOTE, part, and past tense of to buy.
BRACK, flaw.
BIVER, to shake/quiver.
BLID, blood.
BLOGGY, to be sullen.
BOOSTERING, to labour busily so as to sweat.
BOWERLY, blooming ("a comely bowerly woman").
BUCKLE, a struggle.
BUDDLED, suffocated.
BULHAGGLE, a scarecrow.
CAAL/CAALING, a call.
CAWBABY, an awkward timid bod.
CHAM, I am.
CHAVE, I have.
CHELL, I shall.
CHETS, kittens.
CHILBLADDER, chilblains.
CHURN, a bad woman.
CHUPS, cheeks/chops.
CLATHERS, clothes.
COB/CLOBB, mud, loam and straw building.
COCKABEL, an icicle.
COCKHEDGE, a (quickset) hedge.
COCKLEERT, when cock crows.
COLE, any kind of cabbage.
COMBE, a hollow between two hills open at one end only.
COMMERCING, as "conversing".
CONDIDDLE, to waste/convey away secretly.
CONDUDLE, conceit.
COPPER FINCH, a chaffinch.
CLOPPING, lame, limping.
CLUME BUZZA, an earthenware pan.
COALVARTY, a bed/to warm a bed with a warming pan.
CORNIWILLIN, a lapwing.
CORROSY, a grudge or ill-will.
CORT, caught.
COTTEN, to beat soundly.
COUCH PAWED/HANDED, awkward/left-handed.
COURTLAGE, the fore or backyard of a house.
COWAL, a fish-woman's basket.
COZING/COOZING, loitering/soaking.
CRAZED, cracked.
CREWDLING, sensible of cold.
CREWNTING, grunting/complaining.
CRICKS, dry hedgewood.
CRICKLE TO, to bend.
CHRISEMORE, an unchristened child.
CROPEING, stingy.
CRUEL, very.
CLEVES, cliffs.
CLEAR AND SHEER, completely/totally.
DAB, an adept.
DAGGLE, to run like a young child.
DAPS, the exact likeness of.
DAVER, to fade like a flower.
DAWCOCK, a silly fellow.
DEEF, rotten/corrupted.
DIMMET, the dusk of the evening.
DINDER, thunder.
DISHWATER, water wagtail.
DIZZEN, a dozen.
DO, to be done ("to be do").
DOAN, wet, damp bread.
DESPERD, very/extremely.
DIDDLECOME, half-mad/sorely vexed.
DIRSH, a thrush.
DUDDER, to deafen with noise.
DOATTIE, to nod the head in sleep while sitting up.
DOLL, to toll (as a bell).
DON/DOFF, to put on/off.
EART, sometimes.
ELLEM TREE, elm tree.
ELONG, slanting.
ELSH, new.
EN, him ("I told en").
ES,ISE,ISH, I.
EUTE, pour out.
ETH, earth.
FADGE, to fare ("how d'ye fadge?")
FITTY, clever.
FLICKETS, flushes in the face.
FORE-RIGHT, honest (person).
FUMP, essence of.
GANMER, mistress/an old woman.
GATFER, an old man.
GRAMMER, grandmother.
GRANFER, grandfather.
GUDDLE, to drink greedily.
GUIT, a joint.
HOOP, a bullfinch.
HULDER, hide or conceal.
HULVE, to turn over.
HELL, to pour.
HEND, to throw.
HATCH, fancy wish.
LIE A BIER, lie dead.
LEW, sheltered/defended from storms.
LIDDEN, a tale/theme/subject.
LONGFUL, long in regard to time.
MANG, to mix.
MEECH, to play truant.
NUMMET/NUNCH, lunch.
ORT, anything.
RAY, to dress.
READSHIP, confidence, trust.
SHORD, a gap in the hedge.
SUENT, even, smooth.
SWANT, proper.
TAFFETY, delicate on the palate.
TANG, to tie.
TILBY, testy.
TINE, to shut/close.
TUT-WORK, piece-work.
TWILY, troublesome, irksome.
TRAPER, a slut.
UPSETTING, Christening.
UNRAY, to undress.
UNKET, dreary, dismal.
VANG, to receive/earn.
VAUGHT, fetched.
WARD, to wade.
WASHDISH, a wagtail.
WANT, a mole.
WHOP, a heavy blow.
WOODQUIST, wood-pigeon.
ZAT, soft.
ZAUNDY, to swoon.
ZIT, sit.
ZO, so.