Hantec slang

Hantec
hantec
PronunciationCzech pronunciation: [ˈɦan.tɛts]
RegionBrno
Czech alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3
IETFcs-u-sd-cz642

Hantec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦan.tɛts]) is a unique dialect 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.