Scots Norse: Difference between revisions

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|created=April 3rd, 2026

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|dia1=Inner ~~South~~

|dia1={{lang|snon|[[Inner Scots Norse|Staeghègh]]}}

|dia2=~~Inner Central~~

|dia2={{lang|snon|[[Outer Scots Norse|Siarègh]]}}

|~~dia3=Inner North~~

|~~dia4=~~Outer ~~South~~

|~~dia5=Outer North~~

|familycolor=Indo-European

|nation=Scotland

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===Dialects===

All spoken dialects lack a distinction between /h/ and /x/.

====~~Outer~~====

====Siarèghsc====

Siarèghsc, or Outer Scots Norse, is spoken throughout the {{lang|snon|{{term|Siarègh}}}}, or the Outer Hebrides.

All outer dialects share the following major features.

*front round vowels became a back vowel, rather than the reflex in the Inner dialects, thus words like {{lang|snon|{{term|saist}}}} become {{lang|snon|{{term|siuest}}}} in Outer.

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*merger of /r/ and /ɾ/.

*Lack of the short a-e merger, keeping ⟨a⟩ as /ɑ/ (thus ⟨a⟩ is also broad, not slender)

=====~~Fadhaègh~~=====

=====Fadhaèghsc=====

~~Spoken~~ on {{lang|snon|{{term|Fadhaègh}}}}, or [[w:Lewis and Harris|Lewis and Harris]]

Fadhaèghsc, or High Scots Norse (Locative "high"),is spoken on {{lang|snon|{{term|Fadhaègh}}}}, or [[w:Lewis and Harris|Lewis and Harris]].

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#/əɪ̯̈/ is the unstressed realization of /ɜˑ, ɞˑ/. (differing by slender vs broad)

=====~~Ìvist~~=====

=====Ìvistèghsc=====

~~Spoken~~ on the islands of {{lang|snon|{{term|Ìvist}}}}, or [[w:Uist|Uist]]

Ìvistèghsc, or Uist Norse, is spoken on the islands of {{lang|snon|{{term|Ìvist}}}}, or [[w:Uist|Uist]].

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 |created=April 3rd, 2026
 |setting=
-|dia1=Inner South
+|dia1={{lang|snon|[[Inner Scots Norse|Staeghègh]]}}
-|dia2=Inner Central
+|dia2={{lang|snon|[[Outer Scots Norse|Siarègh]]}}
-|dia3=Inner North
-|dia4=Outer South
-|dia5=Outer North
 |familycolor=Indo-European
 |nation=Scotland
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 ===Dialects===
 All spoken dialects lack a distinction between /h/ and /x/.
-====Outer====
+====Siarèghsc====
+Siarèghsc, or Outer Scots Norse, is spoken throughout the {{lang|snon|{{term|Siarègh}}}}, or the Outer Hebrides.
 All outer dialects share the following major features.
 *front round vowels became a back vowel, rather than the reflex in the Inner dialects, thus words like {{lang|snon|{{term|saist}}}} become {{lang|snon|{{term|siuest}}}} in Outer.
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 *merger of /r/ and /ɾ/.
 *Lack of the short a-e merger, keeping ⟨a⟩ as /ɑ/ (thus ⟨a⟩ is also broad, not slender)
-=====Fadhaègh=====
+=====Fadhaèghsc=====
-Spoken on {{lang|snon|{{term|Fadhaègh}}}}, or [[w:Lewis and Harris|Lewis and Harris]]
+Fadhaèghsc, or High Scots Norse (Locative "high"),is spoken on {{lang|snon|{{term|Fadhaègh}}}}, or [[w:Lewis and Harris|Lewis and Harris]].
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 #/əɪ̯̈/ is the unstressed realization of /ɜˑ, ɞˑ/. (differing by slender vs broad)
-=====Ìvist=====
+=====Ìvistèghsc=====
-Spoken on the islands of {{lang|snon|{{term|Ìvist}}}}, or [[w:Uist|Uist]]
+Ìvistèghsc, or Uist Norse, is spoken on the islands of {{lang|snon|{{term|Ìvist}}}}, or [[w:Uist|Uist]].
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