DrScots

Our new Essential Scots-Polish Dictionary is a free and handy guide to everyday Scots for Polish nationals. With meanings in Polish for thousands of Scots words and phrases and hundreds of audio pronunciation guides too, our Essential Scots-Polish Dictionary is ideal for everyday use and for study.

Compiled by Dictionaries of the Scots Language, the dictionary provides meanings in Polish for 9,500 Scots words and phrases. The Dictionary also provides audio guides for difficult forms so you can hear their pronunciations as well.

Słownik podstawowy szkocko-polski / Essential Scots-Polish Dictionary

Independence is not going to ‘save’ Scots, folks. Since devolution in 1999 there have been two language acts. The Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 was passed by the Scottish Parliament to secure the status of the Gaelic language. The British Sign Language (Scotland) Act was passed in 2015 to raise awareness of BSL and improve access to services for those using that language. Among other things, both Acts require the Scottish Government and other public bodies to create their own plans on how they will promote the use of the two languages. Both valuable initiatives, but show it is already within the remit of Scottish Parliament to campaign for, develop and pass an equivalent Act for the Scots language. This is not about a lack of political power but a lack of political will.