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Scotland
Scottish accents
Although it's a small country with not many more than 5 million people, Scotland has many regional accents alongside the 3 native languages spoken there (Scottish English, Scots, and Gaelic).
The accents in this region include Central: Glaswegian (Glasgow), Edinburgh, Fife, Stirling, Perthshire; Northeast: Aberdonian/Doric (Aberdeen), Dundonian (Dundee), Ayrshire; Highlands: Invernesian (Inverness); Insular: Orcadian (Orkney Is.), and Shetlandic; Southern: Borders, Dumfries & Galloway
Scottish Vowel Length Rule
Svarabakhti: that wee vowel that pops up
"Dark" versus "light" /l/
Scottish
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