Cromarty dialect
| Cromarty Scots | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Scotland |
| Region | Cromarty |
| Extinct | 2012, with the death of Bobby Hogg[1] |
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Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
The Cromarty dialect was a dialect of the Scots language spoken in Cromarty, Scotland. The dialect of Scots originated from people who moved north from the Firth of Forth in the 15th and 16th centuries. The last native speaker of the dialect, Bobby Hogg, died in 2012 at age 92.[2][1]
References
- 1 2 "Final word: Scottish Cromarty dialect silenced forever as last native speaker dies aged 92 - Daily Mail Online". Mail Online. 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "Cromarty fisherfolk dialect's last native speaker dies", BBC News, 2 October 2012.
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