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Riograndenser Hunsrückisch (Portuguese: hunsriqueano riograndense, English: Hunsrik, Hunsriker or Rio Grand Hunsriker), spoken in parts of Brazil, is a Brazilian West Germanic language derived primarily from the Hunsrückisch dialect of the German Language. Riograndenser Hunsrückisch developed from the Hunsrückisch dialect when immigrants from the Hunsrück region of Germany settled in southern regions such as Rio Grande do Sul. While primarily based upon the Hunsrückisch branch of the German language it has also been greatly influenced by other German dialects such as Pommersch-Platt, Plautdietsch), indigenous languages such as Kaingang and Guarani, and to a lesser extent by other immigrant languages such as Portuguese, Italian and Talian. Portuguese expressions and words are commonly imported into Riograndenser Hunsrückisch, particularly in reference to fauna and flora (which are different from that of Germany) and to technological innovations that did not exist when the original immigrants came to Brazil, leading to words like Aviong (for airplane, instead of Flugzeug), Kamiong (truck), Televisaum, etc. Daily expressions are often literal translations of Portuguese, such as Alles gut? (literally everything good?, modeled after the Portuguese tudo bem, instead of the German wie geht's). Also common are the use of German suffixes attached to Portuguese words, such as Canecachen, little mug, from Portuguese caneca, mug, and German diminutive suffix chen; hybrid forms such as Schuhloja, shoe shop, from German Schuh and Portuguese loja, and Germanized forms of Portuguese verbs: lembrieren, to remember; namorieren to flirt; respondieren, to answer. However, regardless of these borrowings, its grammar and vocabulary are still largely German. Although Riograndenser Hunsrückisch is the most common German dialect in south Brazil, the use of this language - particularly in the last three to four generations - continues to decrease.
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