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Hunsrik
Germanic language spoken in South America
Hunsrik
Hunsrik (natively Hunsrik [ˈhunsɾɪk], Hunsrückisch or Hunsrickisch and Portuguese hunsriqueano or hunsriqueano riograndense), also called Riograndese Hunsrik, Riograndenser Hunsrückisch or Katharinensisch, is a Moselle Franconian language spoken by an estimated 3 million people in parts of Brazil. It is derived primarily from the Hunsrückisch dialect of West Central German. Hunsrik is spoken in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Paraná, as well as some regions of neighboring Paraguay and Argentina. It is a co-official language in the Brazilian municipalities of Antônio Carlos, Santa Maria do Herval, and São João do Oeste. It has been an integral part of the historical and cultural heritage of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul since 2012, and considered an intangible cultural heritage of Santa Catarina state since 2016. Hunsrik developed from the Hunsrückisch dialect spoken by immigrants from the Hunsrück region of Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland...
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