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Lallans
[ lal-uhnz ]
plural noun
- the Lowlands of Scotland.
- the inhabitants of the Scottish Lowlands.
- (used with a singular verb) the literary form of the English dialect of the Scottish Lowlands, representing a mixture of the several spoken subdialects.
Lallans
/ ˈlælənz; ˈlælən /
noun
- a literary version of the variety of English spoken and written in the Lowlands of Scotland
- modifier of or relating to the Lowlands of Scotland or their dialects
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of Lallans1
Scottish variant of Lowlands
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In Northern Ireland, some revivalists have focused on gaining minority-language status for the tongue named “Ullans” — a mix of “Ulster” and the Scots pronunciation “Lallans,” for “lowlands.”
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The actor Bill Paterson described him as "the last link with that generation who could reproduce and really understand the Lallans: his death marks the end of an era."
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