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du

personal pronounpeople

informal singular 'you' in Shetland

Informal singular 'you' used to address someone familiar or of lower status (e.g. parent to child, older to younger) and between equals; generally not used by a younger speaker when addressing an elder.

Example in use

“Fit like du?”

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/DOO/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: you

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