Yeniche

A language of Germany

ISO 639: yec
Alternate Names: German Travellers, Jenisch, Yenishe
Location:: Baden-Württemberg state; scattered.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Mixed language, German-Yiddish-Romani-Rotwelsch
Dialects: None known. German with a heavy cryptolectal lexical influsion from Traveller Danish [rmd], Western Yiddish [yih], Vlax Romani [rmy], and Hebrew [heb].
Language Use: The L1 of some (1977 The Carrier Pidgin).
Other Comments: A mixed language of certain urban nomadic groups. Not Roma. Possibly arose as a result of those who were dispossessed due to the Hanseatic laws (1999 I. Hancock). A distinct ethnic group.

Location: Baden-Württemberg state; scattered.