Shetland: Scots variant at 'global forefront' of push to preserve endangered languages
A VARIANT of Scots has been put at the “global forefront” of the push to preserve endangered languages.
Source: thenational.scot
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Team behind new online dictionary of Shaetlan hopes for lively community participation
Project aims to reflect local language as it is spoken today in different parts of Shetland
Source: shetnews.co.uk
Seals touch down, Foinaven strike, sea-themed artwork, New Shetlander and recognition for Compass Centre
THIS photo shows four seals touching down at Sumburgh Airport earlier today (Tuesday) following a flight from the mainland as they prepare to be cared for at the Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary. The seal pups have been taken north following an issue with water supply at an SSPCA...
Source: shetnews.co.uk
History in a Wird: the origins of 'dratsi'
IN THE next instalment of the I Hear Dee project’s History in a Wird series, we feature the origins of the Shetland word for otter. The word dratsi is an extremely rare example of a former fishermen’s taboo work entering regular vocabulary. Run by linguists Dr Viveka...
Source: shetnews.co.uk
International acclaim for bilingual Shetland language primer
INTERNATIONAL praise has poured in for the world’s first bilingual primer of the grammar of the Shaetlan language.
Source: thenational.scot