Spasell is a slang of the West Lombard language that was used by the inhabitants of Valtellina before the 19th century when they left the valley for business and did not want to be understood by those around them. There were code words in it, created according to the properties of the described object or onomatopathic ways; there were also words of unknown origin. He was mentioned by Carlo Maczei, Vicar Asso , in his 1976 book Memorie storiche della Vallassina . He reports that at that time several slangs were created due to the fact that at that time words were introduced into the spoken language to reduce the differences between the “official” and “secret” languages. The book contains a list of terms, after which the vicar, by writing prayers at the Save the Prayer, our Father , proves the impossibility of understanding this slang for people who speak the West Lombard language. There were various similar and similar slangs in Valtellin and Milan .
| Spaselle | |
|---|---|
| Self name | Spasell |
| Country |  Italy |
| Classification | |
| Category | Languages of Eurasia |
Indo-European family
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| Writing | latin |
Our Father at the Save
Masett che stanziê in la creuggia di salvestri,
ch'el vost oden s'ingalmissa,
ch'el stanzia el nost bosin piatt,
che se rusca quel che vu tubè
sora i masett de la luscia, quant in quella di sciatt.
Refilên el sbêg de stobold,
e che no va stanzien nippa in del scimêe i nost lenarii,
come anch'el nost'oden szabolda ai olter ghielma;
Fêen taruscia la schigna che ne rusca el Naja de Tameu.
Per tagiorala no lassên sciobigà in nient de loffi.
Amen
Literature
- Carlo Mazza, Memorie storiche della Vallassina, 1796 (PARTE SECONDA, CAPO XII)