- Belgranodeutsch
Belgranodeutsch or Belgrano-Deutsch is a mixture of German and Spanish spoken in
Buenos Aires , specifically in the neighborhood ofBelgrano . [cite book | last = Vecoli | first = Rudolph J. | authorlink = | coauthors = Judy Galens, Anna Jean Sheets, Robyn V. Young | title = Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America | publisher = Gale Research | date = 1995 | location = | pages = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 0810391643]It was spoken by the German community living in both Belgrano "R" (residential) and Belgrano "C" (commercial).There were two main schools in the neighborhood, the Goethe Schule and the Pestalozzi Schule - around the Second World War there was a certain division of political and religious origin between the two schools.
Belgranodeutsch still survives today and can be compared to the "
Spanglish " spoken in the USA.English had a similar effect on Spanish. The mix of Argentine Spanish and English can be found in the book "Simon Writes".
Examples
* Leihst du mir mal deine "goma"? (Can I borrow your eraser / rubber?)
* "Traducierst" du das mal? (Could you translate this?)
* Das ist "ein asco". (That is disgusting)
* Lechen (to milk) - from German "melken" and Spanish "leche" (milk)cite web | last = Rodriguez | first = Julio | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Argentinean Americans | work = Multicultural America | publisher = everyculture.com | date = | url = http://www.everyculture.com/multi/A-Br/Argentinean-Americans.html | format = | doi = | accessdate = ]Notes
References
*cite book | last = Schirp | first = Kerstin E. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Die Wochenzeitung "Semanario Israelita": Sprachrohr der Deutsch-jüdischen Emigranten in Argentinien | publisher = LIT Verlag | date = 2001 | location = Berlin-Hamburg-Münster | pages = p. 76 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 382585678X
*cite book | last = Thierfelder | first = Franz | authorlink = | coauthors = Judy Galens, Anna Jean Sheets, Robyn V. Young | title = Die deutsche Sprache im Ausland: Bd. 1-2 | publisher = Decker | date = 1956 | location = | pages = p. 203 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =
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