Yenish language

Yenish
Yenish
Native to	Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Netherlands, and elsewhere
Ethnicity	Yenish
Native speakers	16,000 (2006)
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic High German Yenish; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (German alphabet)
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Switzerland
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yec
Glottolog	yeni1236

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.

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