Launa German
Launa German (colloquial pronunciation of Spanish laguna “lake”, hence sometimes Laguner German ) is a derogatory term in Chile for the variety of German spoken around Lake Llanquihue . It is characterized by a language usage influenced by Spanish interference .
Word examples
examen (s.) (Llanquihue)
- (Spanish) medical examination.
in (prep.) (Puerto Varas)
- (Hispanism) Up. I'm going to a festival.
competence (w.) (Llanquihue)
- (Spanish "competencia") competition. Free competition is characterized by strong competence. - This internationally operating company makes us strong competence.
letschern (v.) (Llanquihue)
- (Spanish "lechar") milking. The veins * have to be extracted every day.
ordinary (adj.) (Llanquihue)
- (Spanish "ordinario") Ordinary, conventional, normal. I like to write letters in ordinary mail, not impersonal e-mails. - Nothing unusual happens on such an ordinary day as today.
pape (m.) (Llanquihue)
- (span. "papa") potato. Can you peel some paper off, please?
pastelería (m.) (Llanquihue)
- (Spanish) bakery. Let's go to the pastelería! - We don't have to go to the pastelería, it's too expensive, we make our own bread and all kinds of pastries.
vacke (w.) (Llanquihue)
- (span. "vaca") cow.
See also
Web links
- The Sociolinguistic Situation of Chileans of German Descent
- Sprachinselverein.at
- German minorities in Latin America
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