Kanak Sprak

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Respelling of Kanake +‎ Sprache, popularized in the book Kanak Sprak by Feridun Zaimoğlu (1995), see quotations.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈnakˌspʁaːk/, /kaˈnaːkˌspʁaːk/
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Noun

Kanak Sprak f or n

  1. (colloquial, often derogatory) Synonym of Kiezdeutsch
    • 2004 [1995], Feridun Zaimoğlu, Kanak Sprak, Rotbuch, →ISBN, page 13:
      Längst haben sie einen Untergrund-Kodex entwickelt und sprechen einen eigenen Jargon: die »Kanak-Sprak«, eine Art Creol oder Rotwelsch mit geheimen Codes und Zeichen.
      For quite some time, they have developed an underground code and communicate in their own jargon: the »Kanak Sprak«, a sort of creole or cant with secret codes and symbols.
    • 2019 June 8, Stefan Reinecke, “Kommen und Bleiben”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN, page 15:
      In Pennsylvania bildet sich eine hybride deutsch-englische Sprache mit pfälzischem Einschlag heraus, die an die türkisch-arabische Kanak Sprak in Neukölln erinnert.
      In Pennsylvania, a hybrid German-English language is emerging, with a Palatinate influence, reminiscent of the Turkish-Arabic Kanak Sprak found in Neukölln.
    • 2022 April 7, Harriet Wolff, “Schubladen immer mitdenken”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Der Kassierer, ein honoriges Mitglied der multinationalen Sippschaft, die dieses traditionsreiche Etablissement gegen alle irren Verbotsanwandelungen des unfähigen Ordnungsamts zu meiner vollsten Zufriedenheit führte und feinste Kanak-Sprak parlierte im Sinne von: „Gehst du Bahnhof, oder bist du mit Auto?“, jener Ali also entpuppte sich als perfekt der französischen Sprache mächtig.
      The cashier, a distinguished member of the multinational family, who expertly managed this esteemed establishment against the futile attempts at regulation by the incompetent authorities, catering to my utmost satisfaction and fluently conversing in Kanak Sprak in the manner of: "Are you taking train or are you with car?", that Ali, as it transpired, was proficient in the French language.

Further reading

  • Kanak Sprak” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache