I had no idea there was such a dialect.
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At wid be scekan tiln ken?
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At wid be scekan tiln ken?
anyone familiar with the old dialect of the fisherfolk of Cromarty?
I had no idea there was such a dialect. key word - was
http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/ne ... 3a9520255a
I had no idea there was such a dialect.
key word - washttp://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/ne ... 3a9520255a
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Re: At wid be scekan tiln ken?
To be fair, there probably wasn't much the old fisherfolk of Cromarty had to talk about anyway. Especially after the herring died out. It only left the weather. And sheep, probably. A ten word vocabulary should cover it comprehensively 
Ian
Ian
Re: At wid be scekan tiln ken?
speedbird591 wrote:To be fair, there probably wasn't much the old fisherfolk of Cromarty had to talk about anyway. Especially after the herring died out. It only left the weather. And sheep, probably. A ten word vocabulary should cover it comprehensively
Ian
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Re: At wid be scekan tiln ken?
FECK ... DRINK ... WOMAN ... FECK!
Re: At wid be scekan tiln ken?
511Flyer wrote:FECK ... DRINK ... WOMAN ... FECK!
OK. Something is not adding up with that mate. The last one jusr died!