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Thursday, June 10, 2010

What is Ullans?

Ullans is a variety of Scots language spoken in Ulster. The word is similar to "lallans" - a variant of the Scots word lawlands (“lowlands of Scotland"). Lallans used to refer to the Scots language traditionally spoken in Lowland Scotland. Scots is a Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Old English.

Here's a bit more information on the subject...

'The accent in the northern counties of Ulster is defined by its Scots accent and vocabulary. Many people from this region visiting other parts of the English speaking world are often mistaken as being from Scotland.

While broad Ulster-Scots is only spoken in rural communities, especially in Donegal's Laggan district, everyone in Ulster uses some of its words and phrases in everyday speech (example: the word "wee" is used to mean many things, from a term of endearment, to a description of small size).'

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