Scots Language Links

Scottish Language Dictionaries (SLD) aims in particular to develop Scottish lexicography, building on the achievements of the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST) and the Scottish National Dictionary Association (SNDA).

Ayrshire Language.

Wir Ain Leid. Background to the Scots language and pages of Scots nouns, adjectives, verbs, numbers, greetings, idioms and proverbs. A complete word list, in zip format is planned. Unco braw!

Elphinstone Institute. The Institute is an initiative on the part of the University of Aberdeen to introduce the study of human traditions, especially the traditions of the North and North-East Scotland. It covers in particular the Official Doric Site or Elphinstone Kist to bring new and fresh writing in North East Scots (The Doric) to the attention of schools - but the breadth of the material makes it useful for a much wider public. Doric words and phrases abound and there are pages of songs, poems, prose, sound bites, history, music and sport and leisure.

Yamada Guide to Scots. Provides links to Scots language pages, fonts, news and a mailing list for those who wish to keep up to date with the Scots language. Elsewhere there is a guide to Scots Language Pronounciation.

An informal guide to the Scots tongue for the benefit of occasional visitors to Scotland.

An entertaining, light hearted, ongoing selection of Scottish words, all illustrated - including a quiz and translations into English for all tumshieheids.

Parliamo Scots?

Bibliography of Scottish Literature.

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