Bron is an
argot (a
cant) spoken by itinerant
coppersmiths and
tinkers in
Miranda,
Avilés
Avilés (; ) is a town in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is, along with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality of Asturias.
The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged to the sea, ...
,
Asturias,
Spain, as well as textile
merchants in
Fornela,
León, Spain (where it is known as burón) and
Cantal,
Auvergne,
France (where it is known as "broum" or "brount"). Despite being endemic to Asturias, both bron and
xíriga
Xíriga is an occupation-related cant on Asturian developed by the ''tejeros'' of Llanes and Ribadesella in Asturias. The ''tejeros'' were migrant workers in brick or clay, usually poor, who contracted themselves out for work sometimes in distan ...
(spoken by traveling craftsmen) are unrelated to the
Asturian language (''bable'').
See also
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Xíriga
Xíriga is an occupation-related cant on Asturian developed by the ''tejeros'' of Llanes and Ribadesella in Asturias. The ''tejeros'' were migrant workers in brick or clay, usually poor, who contracted themselves out for work sometimes in distan ...
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Fala dos arxinas
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Gacería
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Mansolea
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Tixileiro
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Manconeiru
References
Cant languages
Asturian culture
Culture of León, Spain
Auvergne
Coppersmiths
Occupational cryptolects
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