ForWirds release Shetland dialect app
Shetland ForWirds has said they are delighted to announce the first Shetland Dictionary App. Created by committee member Jack Irvine, the app has been made…
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‘Wirdle’ is the word of the week
It is the web-based word game that has taken the world by storm, but now a Shetland version of Wordle has made an appearance.
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Brae pupil’s ‘Maa’s Eggs’ story nominated for Scottish dialect award
A Brae High School pupil has been nominated for a new award celebrating the best of Scottish dialect.
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New sign language manual launched – complete with dialect words
A new manual to help children and adults with communication difficulties has been launched for the isles.
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Bulter award deadline looming
The promoters of the Rhoda Bulter Award are reminding anyone planning to take part in this year’s competition that there are just over three weeks…
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Bards are back and speaking bruck
A new round of the Bards in da Bog poetry competition is being launched – with an anti-litter theme.
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Angst won’t stop the rot (Alastair Christie-Johnston)
The latest discussion on Shetland dialect is largely nonsensical. Language (including dialect) is a living and changing thing and no amount of angst is going…
READ FULL STORYDialect Endangered (Robert Laurenson)
Something needs to be said about the changes which are affecting the way we as Shetlanders speak.
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