Lallans

[ lal-uhnz ]

plural noun

1. the Lowlands of Scotland.
2. the inhabitants of the Scottish Lowlands.
3. (used with a singular verb) the literary form of the English dialect of the Scottish Lowlands, representing a mixture of the several spoken subdialects.

Lallans

/ ˈlælənz; ˈlælən /

noun

1. a literary version of the variety of English spoken and written in the Lowlands of Scotland
2. modifier of or relating to the Lowlands of Scotland or their dialects

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lallans¹

Scottish variant of Lowlands

Example Sentences

In Northern Ireland, some revivalists have focused on gaining minority-language status for the tongue named “Ullans” — a mix of “Ulster” and the Scots pronunciation “Lallans,” for “lowlands.”

From Washington Post

The actor Bill Paterson described him as "the last link with that generation who could reproduce and really understand the Lallans: his death marks the end of an era."

From The Guardian