Hunsrik

English

Etymology

From German Hunsrückisch, a Moselle Franconian dialect spoken in Rhineland-Palatinate, from Hunsrück + -isch.

Proper noun

Hunsrik

1. A Germanic language spoken by some 3 to 5 million people, mainly in southern Brazil. The vocabulary and pronunciation are influenced by Portuguese.

Translations

language

• German: Riograndenser Hunsrückisch n
• Hunsrik: Hunsrickisch
• Portuguese: hunsriqueano m

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Hunsrik terms
• Ethnologue entry for Hunsrik, hrx ⁠

Anagrams

• Kushnir, rushnik