# Polari

> cant slang from Britain

**Wikidata**: [Q1359130](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1359130)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polari)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/polari

## Summary

Polari is a language [1] originating in the United Kingdom [2]. It developed as a coded form of communication among specific communities. The language was primarily used in the 20th century within British subcultures.Polari’s vocabulary and structure allowed speakers to converse discreetly in environments where open discussion might have been restricted or stigmatized [2]. Its use declined over time but remains a documented linguistic phenomenon in the United Kingdom [2].


## References

1. [ScriptSource - United Kingdom](https://scriptsource.org/country/GB)
2. Ethnologue
3. [Source](https://iso639-3.sil.org/code/pld)
4. [Language](https://op.europa.eu/web/eu-vocabularies/at-dataset/-/resource/dataset/language)
5. [Source](https://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/language-subtag-registry)
6. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
7. BBC Things
8. [Source](https://www.ethnologue.com/language/pld)