AS Scottish regional dialects go, the Doric can be one of the toughest to pick up. Allow us to assist with our brief guide to the history of the north east dialect, and some of the best phrases to ...

Doric, a little-known form of North East Scots, is undergoing a pandemic-inspired renaissance. “Slaverin, slubberin, gibberin, gabberin, roon wi a wallop, a sklyter, a sweel,” recited the poet.

DORIC has finally been recognised as an official Scottish language after being brought to a global audience by Pixar film Brave. The native tongue of northeast Scotland has faced decades of ridicule ...

Hing on a minty! A university has launched a Doric course in a bid to elevate the dialect from its associations with humour and ‘hame’ and place it on an equal footing with other languages. Did you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Doric” is a term used across Europe during the Renaissance to refer to rougher, but more genuine forms of language, in comparison ...

It's often seen as the poor cousin of the better-funded Gaelic. But champions of Doric in the north-east have fought a doughty campaign to keep it alive, and today found support from local bus ...

Doric, a little-known form of North East Scots, is undergoing a pandemic-inspired renaissance. “Slaverin, slubberin, gibberin, gabberin, roon wi a wallop, a sklyter, a sweel,” recited the poet.