Gottscheerish

English Alternative forms en Gottscheerisch Etymology Borrowed from en de Gottscheerisch. See en Gottschee, region in southern Slovenia. Proper noun The Germanic lect (sometimes considered an independent language and sometimes considered a dialect of Bavarian) historically used by the Gottscheers in the enclave of Gottschee, Slovenia, now little spoken. en 1990 Journal of the Society for Slovene Studies The true and universal language of the land is Carniolan; apart from this, Illyrian is also spoken; yet somewhat corrupt and not completely pure. Thirdly, Croatian. Fourthly, Slavonic. Then, Dalmatian, Gottscheerish, Istrian, Italian or Friulian, and German. But all the nobility generally speak German, also Carniolan and Italian. All lawsuits are conducted and discharged in German, and all letters are written in German. en 2007 Matthias Brenzinger Language Diversity Endangered 230 3110170493 Outlying languages ignored in the text include Gottscheerish (originally spoken in Slovenia; closely related to Bavarian), Mariupolitan Greek (in the Ukraine), Crimean Turkish (as distinct from Crimean Tatar; originally in the Ukraine), and Urum en 2008 Christopher Moseley Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages 1135796408 Gottscheerish is an outlying dialect of Bavarian that was flourishing in Gottschee but is now only known by the oldest members of the community in exile. Synonyms en Granish, en Carniolan ambiguous Translations lect German: de Gottscheerisch Gottscheerish: gmw-gts Göttscheabarisch Slovene: sl kočevarščina See also gmw-gts