Yenish language

Yenish
Native toGermany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Netherlands, and elsewhere
EthnicityYenish
Native speakers
16,000 (2006)[1]
Latin (German alphabet)
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3yec
Glottologyeni1236

Yenish (French: Yeniche, German: Jenisch) is a variety of German spoken by the Yenish people, former nomads living mostly in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Alsace and other parts of France.

  1. ^ Yenish at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Yenish in Switzerland". Database for the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Public Foundation for European Comparative Minority Research. Retrieved 4 July 2013.