# Walter Sutherland

> Walter Sutherland was a Scottish man, who was reportedly the last native speaker of Norn, a North Germanic language which had once been spoken throughout Shetland, Orkney and Caithness. Sutherland was from Skaw, on the island of Unst, and quoted as being a fisherman who lived in the northernmost house in the British Isles, near the present-day Unst Boat Haven.

*Last known speaker of Norn*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1750
- **Died:** 1850
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 35.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Walter Sutherland (Norn)](https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sutherland_(Norn))
- [Walter Sutherland](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sutherland)
- [Walter Sutherland (Norn)](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sutherland_(Norn))
- [Walter Sutherland (Norn)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sutherland_(Norn))
- [Walter Sutherland](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sutherland)
- [Walter Sutherland](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sutherland)
- [Walter Sutherland](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sutherland)
- [Walter Sutherland](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sutherland)
- [Walter Sutherland](https://nds_nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sutherland)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4018026)

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