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Author: * Ahtaswintha Chattian -
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Date: Aug 27, 2003 - 16:36
I spent 10 years of my life living in South Bavaria, so I was in the position to study this topic quite meticulously.
Correct me if I'm wrong, Yng - besides the usual German bad language the average Bavarian uses religious words and metaphors when swearing:
- Kruzifix! ([Holy] cross!)
- Herrschaftszeitn! (Lord's times! i.e. the sunday mass)
- Sakrament! or Sakra! or Sakramentnoamoi! (sacrament [again]!)
Sometimes corrupted:
- Kreizbirnbaamhollerstaudn! (cross, pear tree, elder!)
- euphemisms like Sacklzement! (bag of cement!) instead of Sakrament! (s.a.)
- abbreviations like Zeluja! or Luja! (the [j] is pronounced [y]) instead of Halleluja!
More information about Bavarian dialect and swearing can be found:
- Polyglott Sprachführer Bairisch. Langenscheidt Verlag, München 2000, ISBN: 3493611900, EUR 4.95
- R. H. Kölbl, Kauderwelsch: Bairisch, das echte Hochdeutsch, Reise Know-How Verlag, Bielefeld 2001, ISBN: 3894163062, EUR 7.90
- G. Drews, Das Bayerische Schimpfwörterbuch. Naumann Verlag, Nidderau 1991, ISBN: 3924490236, EUR 5.00
More to follow!
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