Alemañol (a portmanteau formed of Spanish words alemán and español) is a mixed language, spoken by Spanish speakers in German regions, which formed with German and Spanish. It appeared in the 1960s and it is used today by Spaniards, South Americans, and other Latin Americans in German regions. In the same way, it is also spoken by descendants of German settlers in South America, mostly Southern Cone. Alemañol is also spoken by South American residents of German descent in native German-speaking countries. Alemañol is considered a hybrid language by linguists—many actually refer to Alemañol as "Spanish-German code-switching", though there is some influence of borrowing, and lexical and grammatical shifts as well.
Examples
Words
der Bahnhof - el Bahnhof - la bánjof (Station)
der Keller - el Keller - la quela (Basement)
die U-Bahn - la U-Bahn - el uvan (Metro)
Verbs
Verb anmeldear (alemañol)
Person
Number
Alemañol
German
English
First person
singular
Yo me anmeldeo
Ich melde mich an
I register
Second person
singular
Tú te anmeldeas
Du meldest dich an
You register
Third person
singular
Él se anmeldea
Er meldet sich an
He registers
Third person
singular
Ella se anmeldea
Sie meldet sich an
She registers
First person
plural
Nosotros nos anmeldeamos
Wir melden uns an
We register
Second person
plural
Vosotros os anmeldeais
Ihr meldet euch an
You register
Third person
plural
Ellos se anmeldean
Sie melden sich an
They register
Expressions
no hay que mischear los espraje = man soll die Sprachen nicht vermischen = Languages should not be mixed
es muy mühsam para mi = es ist äußerst mühsam für mich = This is extremely difficult for me
puedo tener tu móvil ? = kann ich dein Handy haben ? - me das tu móvil? = Can I have your phone ?
me tienes un lápiz = hast du einen Bleistift ? - me das un lápiz ? = Do you have a pencil ?
Bibliography
Yolanda Mateos Ortega: Esto me suena a 'alemañol'. 2000, Frecuencia L. Revista de didáctica del español como segunda lengua.
V. Canicio: Espalemán o alemañol? En: Lebende Sprachen: Zeitschrift für fremde Sprachen in Wissenschaft und Praxis. Fachblatt des Bundesverbandes der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer.
