Northern Scots

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Northern Scots refers to the dialects of Modern Scots traditionally spoken in eastern parts of the north of Scotland.

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• North Northern spoken in Caithness, Easter Ross and the Black Isle.
• Mid Northern, popularly known as the Doric, spoken in Aberdeenshire, Banff and Buchan, Moray and the Nairn.
• South Northern spoken in eastern Angus and the Mearns.

North East Central Scots (Northeast Mid Scots) is also closely related to Northern Scots, particularly to South Northern Scots.