Lóxoro or húngaro
[Rojas-Berscia, L. M. (2016). Lóxoro, traces of a contemporary Peruvian genderlect. ''Borealis: An International Journal of Hispanic Linguistics'', 5, 157-170.] is an
argot
A cant is the jargon or language of a group, often employed to exclude or mislead people outside the group.McArthur, T. (ed.) ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (1992) Oxford University Press It may also be called a cryptolect, argo ...
derived from
Spanish
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and used by a number of
trans people, the gay community, and sex workers in
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
.
["How queer communities created secret languages", ''Otherwords'', PBS Digital Studios] The language uses cryptolalisation to make the language unrecognisable and secret.
History
The language is said to have emerged during the 1960s or 1970s. Its first appearance in the public domain was with the Peruvian comedian
Fernando Armas' gay character Fulvio Carmelo.
Lóxoro's usage became better known after the 2012 short Peruvian film ''Loxoro'', written and directed by
Claudia Llosa.
Examples
''mamá'' becomes ''mácuti''.
''hola'' becomes ''hósorolásara''/''hosolasa''.
''peches'' are small gifts to incentivise relationships.
See also
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Gayle language
Gayle, or Gail, is an South African English, English- and Afrikaans-based gay argot or slang used primarily by English and Afrikaans-speaking homosexual men in urban communities of South Africa, and is similar in some respects to Polari in the U ...
, an Afrikaans-based gay argot
*
Lavender linguistics
LGBTQ linguistics is the study of language as used by members of LGBTQ communities. Related or synonymous terms include lavender linguistics, advanced by William Leap in the 1990s, which "encompass sa wide range of everyday language practices" ...
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Polari
Polari () is a form of slang or Cant (language), cant historically used primarily in the United Kingdom by some actors, circus and fairground performers, professional wrestlers, merchant navy sailors, criminals and prostitutes, and particula ...
, cant slang used in Britain
References
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LGBTQ culture in Peru
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