スコットランド語
語の層を問わず、必ず -y# > -ie# と綴るbonnie lassie, funnie, historie, philosophie
auld [o:ld] = old (< OE ald, eald)
語尾の子音の脱落 子音の種類を問わず、飲み込んで発音しないwi', wie [wi:] = with lan' = land (Lowlan', Scotlan', Lommon') のように、飲み込む a', aw = all
{ae} = /ow/sae = so, nae = no, tae = to
{a} = /ǒ/lang = long, saft = soft, sang = song
(一部){a} [a:] = /ow, o:/wha [hwa:] = who (OE hwā [hwa:]; 古英語をそのまま残す)
[a:] [o:] = /e/whar [hwar], whaur [hwo:r] = where [hwer] (OE hwæ:r)