Manisch refers either to a dialect of

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(especially in the vicinity of greater

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) or a speaker thereof (plural: ''Manische'' or ''Manen''). The term ''Manisch'' however, is also understood primarily throughout much of the German state of

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and parts of the

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(german: Rheinland-Pfalz) to refer to the Manisch/ Jenisch (alternatively "gypsy") elements of their

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. Several words are recognisably derived from

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(e.g. ''malocho'', "work") or Romany (e.g. ''pani'', "water").

Manisch in Gießen

Select glossary of the Gießen Manisch dialect Hans-Günter Lerch, "Tschü lowi...Das Manische in Gießen", pages 313-332

References

* Lerch, Hans-Günter: Tschü lowi....Das Manische in Gießen. Mit Lexikon Manisch-Deutsch und Deutsch-Manisch, 1976/2005, Reprint Edition, {{ISBN, 3-89687-485-3

External links

http://gummi-insel.de/10.html
(in German)
http://www.levanzo.de/faq.php?title=Diskussion:Manische_Sprache
(in German) Cant languages Languages of Germany Giessen Middle Hesse

Manisch in Gießen

Select glossary of the Gießen Manisch dialect Hans-Günter Lerch, "Tschü lowi...Das Manische in Gießen", pages 313-332

See also

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