English

Alternative forms

• Gottscheerisch

Proper noun

Gottscheerish

1. The Germanic lect (sometimes considered an independent language and sometimes considered a dialect of Bavarian) historically used by the Gottscheers in the enclave of Gottschee, Slovenia, now little spoken.
   • 1990, in the Journal of the Society for Slovene Studies:

     The true and universal language of the land is Carniolan; apart from this, Illyrian is also spoken; yet somewhat corrupt and not completely pure. Thirdly, Croatian. Fourthly, Slavonic. Then, Dalmatian, Gottscheerish, Istrian, Italian or Friulian, and German. But all the nobility generally speak German, also Carniolan and Italian. All lawsuits are conducted and discharged in German, and all letters are written in German.

   • 2007, Matthias Brenzinger, Language Diversity Endangered (ISBN 3110170493), page 230:

     Outlying languages ignored in the text include Gottscheerish (originally spoken in Slovenia; closely related to Bavarian), Mariupolitan Greek (in the Ukraine), Crimean Turkish (as distinct from Crimean Tatar; originally in the Ukraine), and Urum […]

   • 2008, Christopher Moseley, Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages (ISBN 1135796408):

     Gottscheerish is an outlying dialect of Bavarian that was flourishing in Gottschee but is now only known by the oldest members of the community in exile.

Synonyms

• Granish, Carniolan (ambiguous)

Translations

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Gottscheerish terms