Hantec slang

Hantec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦan.tɛts]) is a unique slang previously spoken among lower classes in Brno, Czech Republic during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It developed from the mixing of the Czech language as spoken in Moravia with the languages of other residents of Brno, including Germans and Jews. Today Hantec exists in its original form only among some elderly people, but many words and expressions have become a part of Czech spoken in Brno.

Examples

Hantec	Standard Czech	German	English
zóncna	slunce	Sonne	sun
šalina	tramvaj	elektrische Linie	tramway
augle	oči	Augen	eyes
švestr	sestra	Schwester	sister
fotr	otec	Vater	father

See also

• Moravian language

External links

• Czech-Hantec Dictionary