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Orcadian dialect or Orcadian Scots is a dialect of Insular Scots, itself a dialect of the Scots language. It is derived from Lowland Scots with a degree of Norwegian influence from the Norn language.^[1] Orcadian is spoken in Orkney, north of mainland Scotland.

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^ Grant, Jeff. "The Orcadian Dialect" (PDF). Core. Hastings, New Zealand: 111 – via core.ac.uk.

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