Ulster Scots

Ulster-Scots
	Ulstèr-Scotch, Ullans,; (Braid) Scots, Scotch
Native to	United Kingdom (Northern Ireland),; Republic of Ireland
Region	Ulster
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Anglo-Frisian Anglic Scots Ulster-Scots; ; ; ; ; ;
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Northern Ireland
Regulated by	The cross-border Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch, established as a result of the Good Friday Agreement, promotes usage.
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Linguasphere	52-ABA-aa; (varieties: 52-ABA-aar to -aat)
	Approximate boundaries of the traditional Scots language areas in Ulster, shaded in turquoise. Based on The Scotch-Irish Dialect Boundaries in Ulster (1972) by R.J. Gregg.

Ulster Scots, sometimes called Ullans, is a dialect of Lowland Scots that is spoken in some of the northern parts of Ireland. It is closely related to the English language.

References [change]

↑ Traynor, Michael (1953) The English dialect of DonegalRoyal Irish Academy, Dublin, p.36
↑ Ask About Ireland
↑ Traynor (1953), p.244
↑ Nic Craith M. (2002) Plural Identities—singular Narratives, Berghahn Books. p.107
↑ Gregg R.J. (1972) "The Scotch-Irish Dialect Boundaries in Ulster" in Wakelin M.F., Patterns in the Folk Speech of The British Isles, London

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[Traynor.2C_36-1] Traynor, Michael (1953) The English dialect of DonegalRoyal Irish Academy, Dublin, p.36

[2] Ask About Ireland

[Traynor.2C_244-3] Traynor (1953), p.244

[4] Nic Craith M. (2002) Plural Identities—singular Narratives, Berghahn Books. p.107

[Gregg_R.J._1972-5] Gregg R.J. (1972) "The Scotch-Irish Dialect Boundaries in Ulster" in Wakelin M.F., Patterns in the Folk Speech of The British Isles, London

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Ulster-Scots
Ulstèr-Scotch, Ullans, (Braid) Scots,^[1]^[2] Scotch^[3]^[4]
Native to	United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), Republic of Ireland
Region	Ulster
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Anglo-Frisian Anglic Scots Ulster-Scots
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Northern Ireland
Regulated by	The cross-border Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch, established as a result of the Good Friday Agreement, promotes usage.
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Linguasphere	`52-ABA-aa (varieties: 52-ABA-aar to -aat)`
Approximate boundaries of the traditional Scots language areas in Ulster, shaded in turquoise. Based on The Scotch-Irish Dialect Boundaries in Ulster (1972) by R.J. Gregg.^[5]