Manisch refers either to a dialect of Rotwelsch (especially in the vicinity of greater Gießen, Germany) or a speaker thereof (plural: Manische or Manen). The term Manisch however, is also understood primarily throughout much of the German state of Hesse and parts of the Rhineland-Palatinate (German: Rheinland-Pfalz) to refer to the Manisch/Jenisch (alternatively "gypsy") elements of their vernacular.[1] Several words are recognisably derived from Yiddish (e.g. malocho, "work") or Romany (e.g. pani, "water").
Manisch in Gießen
Select glossary of the Gießen Manisch dialect [2][3]
| German | Manisch | English | 
|---|---|---|
| aber sicher! | aweles! | for sure! | 
| acht | ochte | eight | 
| alt | puri | old | 
| Arbeit | maloche | work | 
| Arm | mussi | arm | 
| Baum | ruck | tree | 
| beobachten | spannen | observe | 
| Bier | lawine | beer | 
| Blödsinn | stuß | drivel | 
| Brille | nagewelo | glasses | 
| Brot | maro | bread | 
| Brötchen | ballemari | roll | 
| Dame | tschuwel | lady | 
| Dirne | lupni | whore | 
| Drei | trin | three | 
| Dumm | dinnelich | dumb | 
| eins | jäck | one | 
| Fahrrad | welo | bicycle | 
| Ficken | buijen | to screw | 
| Franzose | walltscho | Frenchman | 
| Fräulein | moss | young lady | 
| Friseur | ballefusser | barber | 
| geben | dehlen | to give | 
| Geld | lowi | money | 
| Gesindel | mischpoche | riff-raff | 
| Gott | dewel | God | 
| Gut | latscho | good | 
| Haar | balle | hair | 
| Hexe | tschowachani | witch | 
| ist | bescht | is | 
| ja | awe | yes | 
| Jude | boboldo | Jew | 
| German | Manisch | English | 
|---|---|---|
| Kein | tschü | no / none | 
| Kerl | gardsch | fellow | 
| Kerl (liederlich) | kluntegardsch | man (loose) | 
| Lehrer | siegebaskero | teacher | 
| Lügner | kochebasgero | liar | 
| machen | kären | make / do | 
| Messer | tschuri | knife | 
| Milch | tut | milk | 
| Namen | lab | name | 
| Nase | nag | nose | 
| neun | enje | nine | 
| Ohr | kant | ear | 
| Penis | gari | penis | 
| Prostituierte | kluntemoss | prostitute | 
| reden | pennen | to talk | 
| rot | loli | red | 
| richtig | tschatcho | correct | 
| Sack | gono | sack | 
| schlau | kochem | smart | 
| Schmand | schmentana | sour cream | 
| Schule | siegebaskeri | school | 
| Toilette | tschundekär | toilet | 
| trinken | schwächen | to drink | 
| Unrat | fuhl | refuse | 
| Vulva | minsch | vulva | 
| Wasser | pani | water | 
| Wetter | tsiro | weather | 
| wir | amos | we | 
| zehn | desch | ten | 
| Zigarette | pimangelo | cigarette | 
| zu | banedi | closed | 
| Zwiebel | burme | onion | 
See also
References
- ↑ "Dialekt (University Koblenz)". Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ↑ Hans-Günter Lerch, "Tschü lowi...Das Manische in Gießen", pages 313-332
- ↑ "Leo Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch". Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- Lerch, Hans-Günter: Tschü lowi....Das Manische in Gießen. Mit Lexikon Manisch-Deutsch und Deutsch-Manisch, 1976/2005, Reprint Edition, ISBN 3-89687-485-3
External links
- http://gummi-insel.de/10.html (in German)
- http://www.levanzo.de/faq.php?title=Diskussion:Manische_Sprache (in German)
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