Ulster Scots dialect

Ulster Scots, sometimes called Ullans, is a dialect of Scots that is spoken in Ulster, the north of Ireland. It is closely related to English.

Ulster Scots
Ulstèr-Scotch, Ullans
Native to	Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland
Region	Ulster
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Anglo-Frisian Anglic Scots Ulster Scots
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Northern Ireland
Regulated by	The cross-border Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch, established as a result of the Good Friday Agreement, promotes usage.
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	ulst1239
Linguasphere	52-ABA-aa (varieties: 52-ABA-aar to -aat)
Approximate boundaries of the traditional Scots language areas in Ulster, shaded in turquoise. Based on The Scotch-Irish Dialect Boundaries in Ulster (1972) by R. J. Gregg.