Scots

Germanic

FamilyGermanic Speakers~1.5M ScriptLatin CountriesUK (Scotland Lowlands, Ulster — Ulster Scots) Official inUK (recognized as regional/minority language under European Charter) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3sco

Scots (Lallans) is a West Germanic language with ~1.5M speakers in Lowland Scotland and Northern Ireland (Ulster Scots). Sister to English (both descended from Anglian Old English) — diverged after the 12th c.; Robert Burns 18th-c. literary canon. Recognized under the European Charter for Regional/Minority Languages 2001. Distinct from Scottish Gaelic (Celtic).

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87 core words in Scots

Water

watter

ˈwɑtəɹ

Fire

fire

fəiɹ

Sun

sun

sʌn

Moon

muin

mɪn

Star

starn

stɑrn

Night

nicht

nɪçt

Rain

rain

ren

Snow

snaw

snɑː

Wind

wind

wɪn

Earth

yird

jɪrd

Stone

stane

steːn

Mountain

mountain

ˈmʌntən

Sea

sea

siː

Mother

mither

ˈmɪðəɹ

Father

faither

ˈfeðəɹ

Daughter

dochter

ˈdɔxtəɹ

I

A

ə

You

ye

ji

We

we

wiː

Name

name

neːm

Person

body

ˈbʌdi

Head

heid

hid

Eye

ee

iː

Ear

lug

lʌɡ

Nose

neb

nɛb

Mouth

mooth

muθ

Tooth

tuith

tʏθ

Tongue

tung

tʌŋ

Hand

haund

hɑːnd

Foot

fit

fɪt

Heart

hert

hɛɹt

Bone

bane

beːn

Blood

bluid

blʏd

Poop

keech

kiːtʃ

Love

luve

lʌv

Tree

tree

triː

Dog

dug

dʌɡ

Cat

cat

kat

Fish

fish

fɪʃ

Bird

bird

bɪrd

Butterfly

butterflee

ˈbʌtərfliː

Egg

egg

ɛɡ

Bear

beir

biːɹ

Horse

horse

hɔrs

House

hoose

huːs

Milk

milk

mɪlk

Honey

hinnie

ˈhɪni

Salt

saut

sɑːt

Wine

wine

wəin

Rice

rice

rəis

Chocolate

chocolate

ˈtʃɔkəlɪt

Iron

airn

ɛɹn

Wheel

wheel

ʍiːl

Silk

silk

sɪlk

Book

buik

bjʌk

Eat

eat

iːt

Drink

drink

drɪŋk

Sleep

sleep

sliːp

One

ane

en

Two

twa

twɑː

Three

three

θriː

Four

fower

ˈfʌuər

Five

five

fəiv

Hundred

hunner

ˈhʌnər

Hello

hullo

hʌˈlo

Thank you

thanks

θaŋks

Good

guid

ɡɪd

New

new

njuː

Red

reid

rid

White

white

ʍəit

Black

black

blak

Green

green

ɡriːn

Blue

blue

bluː

Cuckoo

gowk

ɡʌuk

Woof

wowff

wʌuf

Computer

computer

kəmˈpjutər

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Sushi

sushi

Tea

tea

tiː

Coffee

coffee

ˈkɔfi

Sugar

shuggar

ˈʃʌɡər

Orange

orange

ˈɔrɪndʒ

Dopamine

dopamine

At sign

at

at

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Germanic

Meaning ScotsScottish EnglishEarly Modern EnglishIrish EnglishGeordieWest Country EnglishWelsh English
Water watter /ˈwɑtəɹ/ water /ˈwɔːtəɹ/ water /ˈwætər/ water /ˈwɑːtəɹ/ water /ˈwɔːtɐ/ water /ˈwɔːtɚ/ water /ˈwɔːtə/
Fire fire /fəiɹ/ fire /faɪɹ/ fyre /fəir/ fire /fɑɪəɹ/ fire /faɪə/ fire /faɪɚ/ fire /faɪə/
Sun sun /sʌn/ sun /sʌn/ sunne /sʊn/ sun /sʊn/ sun /sʊn/ sun /sʌn/ sun /sʌn/
Moon muin /mɪn/ moon /muːn/ moone /muːn/ moon /muːn/ moon /muːn/ moon /muːn/ moon /muːn/
Star starn /stɑrn/ star /staɾ/ star /staːɹ/ star /stɑːɹ/ star /staː/ star /stɑːɹ/ star /staː/
Night nicht /nɪçt/ night /nəɪt/ night /naɪt/ night /naɪt/ night /naɪt/ night /naɪt/ night /naɪt/
Rain rain /ren/ rain /ren/ rain /reːn/ rain /ɾeːn/ rain /ɹeːn/ rain /ɹeɪn/ rain /ɾeɪn/
Snow snaw /snɑː/ snow /snəʊ/ snow /snoː/ snow /snəʊ/ snow /snəʊ/ snow /snəʊ/ snow /snoʊ/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
Scots
I want tae try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across frae the hotel
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

I wanna try on a suit I seen ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ek wil 'n pak aanpas wat ek gesien het ‌in 'n winkel oorkant die hotel
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Jeg vil prøve et jakkesæt som jeg så i en butik overfor hotellet
Scots
I want tae try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across frae the hotel

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