Shetland accent

[Tarja]

Speaking starts at 1.50 - I love Shetlandic, think it sounds great. And I only struggle to understand about 5% of it.
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[Graham]

Great music too. Shetland fiddle. I understand it easy. Just have to slow down to the pace, like doric.

[Pallantides]

Speaking starts at 1.50 - I love Shetlandic, think it sounds great. And I only struggle to understand about 5% of it.
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The accent remind me a bit of when Icelandics speak English

[Caismeachd]

I can hardly understand it. Was similar with my relatives in Fife. Could not understand them at first when I last visited.

Pallentides. I think the intonation of Scottish accents in general have strong influence from Norse language but it's even more pronounced in Shetland islanders. If you take Irish accent as influenced by Gaelic language, Scottish accent is much different and the closest difference is in Norse.