A TED Talk on Scots, in the Scots Language: We'r Needin tae Talk Aboot Wir Language

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A TED Talk on Scots, in the Scots Language: We'r Needin tae Talk Aboot Wir Language

Postby kulaputra » Wed Jul 25, 2018 4:49 pm

Thought this was pretty cool:

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Iha śāriputra: rūpaṃ śūnyatā śūnyataiva rūpaṃ; rūpān na pṛthak śūnyatā śunyatāyā na pṛthag rūpaṃ; yad rūpaṃ sā śūnyatā; ya śūnyatā tad rūpaṃ.

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Re: A TED Talk on Scots, in the Scots Language: We'r Needin tae Talk Aboot Wir Language

Postby Iversen » Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:45 pm

it shuirly wis cuil
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Re: A TED Talk on Scots, in the Scots Language: We'r Needin tae Talk Aboot Wir Language

Postby kulaputra » Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:15 pm

Iversen wrote:it shuirly wis cuil


"It surelie wes braw" would be the legitimate Scots equivalent, I think, but someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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Iha śāriputra: rūpaṃ śūnyatā śūnyataiva rūpaṃ; rūpān na pṛthak śūnyatā śunyatāyā na pṛthag rūpaṃ; yad rūpaṃ sā śūnyatā; ya śūnyatā tad rūpaṃ.

--Heart Sutra

Please correct any of my non-native languages, if needed!
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