Ulster Scots | |
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Ulstèr-Scotch Ullans (Braid) Scots,[1][2] Scotch[3][4] | |
Native to | Ireland |
Region | Ulster |
Ethnicity | Ulster Scots people |
Early forms | |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
Regulated by | The cross-border Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch, established as a result of the Good Friday Agreement |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | ulst1239 |
Linguasphere | 52-ABA-aa (varieties: 52-ABA-aar to -aat) |
IETF | sco-ulster |
Scots language |
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History |
Dialects |
Ulster Scots or Ulster-Scots (Ulstèr-Scotch, Irish: Albainis Uladh),[6][7] also known as Ulster Scotch and Ullans, is the dialect (whose proponents assert is a dialect of Scots) spoken in parts of Ulster, being almost exclusively spoken in parts of Northern Ireland and County Donegal.[5][8][9] It is normally considered a dialect or group of dialects of Scots, although groups such as the Ulster-Scots Language Society[10] and Ulster-Scots Academy[11] consider it a language in its own right, and the Ulster-Scots Agency[12] and former Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure[13] have used the term Ulster-Scots language.
Some definitions of Ulster Scots may also include Standard English spoken with an Ulster Scots accent.[14][15] This is a situation like that of Lowland Scots and Scottish Standard English[16] with words pronounced using the Ulster Scots phonemes closest to those of Standard English.[16] Ulster Scots has been influenced by Hiberno-English, particularly Ulster English, and by Ulster Irish. As a result of the competing influences of English and Scots, varieties of Ulster Scots can be described as "more English" or "more Scots".[15]
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