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Cromarty dialect

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Native to
  
Glottolog
  
None

Region
  
Extinct
  
2012, with the death of Bobby Hogg

Language family
  
Indo-EuropeanGermanicWest GermanicAnglo-FrisianAnglicScotsNorthern ScotsNorth Northern ScotsBlack IsleCromarty Scots

The Cromarty dialect of North Northern Scots was spoken in Cromarty, Scotland. The dialect 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.

References

Cromarty dialect Wikipedia


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