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Rotwelsch

cant or thieves' argot, spoken by covert groups primarily in southern Germany and Switzerland
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Rotwelsch

Summary

Rotwelsch is a sociolect[1]. Rotwelsch draws 97 Wikipedia views per month (sociolect category, ranking #5 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rotwelsch's instance of is recorded as sociolect[3].
  • Rotwelsch's instance of is recorded as cant[4].
  • Rotwelsch's based on is recorded as German[5].
  • Rotwelsch's GND ID is recorded as 4122634-3[6].
  • Rotwelsch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05rhs7[7].
  • Rotwelsch's HDS ID is recorded as 011301[8].
  • Rotwelsch's Lex ID is recorded as rotvælsk[9].

Why It Matters

Rotwelsch draws 97 Wikipedia views per month (sociolect category, ranking #5 of 8).[2] Rotwelsch has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] Rotwelsch is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Rotwelsch has been cited as an influence by Yenish[12], a mixed language[13], in Germany[14].

FAQs

Who did Rotwelsch influence?

Rotwelsch has been cited as an influence by Yenish[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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