Minde Parish
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Minde is a freguesia
(civil parish
) of Alcanena Municipality, in Santarém District, Portugal
. It has a population of 3311 (2001) and 21,20 km², giving it a population density of 156,2 pop/km². Minde is known as the place of origin of the Minderico
, a sociolect
or argot
spoken by traders.
Freguesia
Freguesia is the Portuguese term for a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and some of its former colonies, and a former secondary local administrative unit in Macau, roughly equivalent to an administrative parish. A freguesia is a subdivision of a concelho, the Portuguese synonym term...
(civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
) of Alcanena Municipality, in Santarém District, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It has a population of 3311 (2001) and 21,20 km², giving it a population density of 156,2 pop/km². Minde is known as the place of origin of the Minderico
Minderico
Minderico, also known as Piação do Ninhou , was originally a sociolect or a secret language spoken by textile producers and traders in the freguesia of Minde . After this initial phase , Minderico began to expand its vocabulary continuously and creatively...
, a sociolect
Sociolect
In sociolinguistics, a sociolect or social dialect is a variety of language associated with a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc....
or argot
Argot
An Argot is a secret language used by various groups—including, but not limited to, thieves and other criminals—to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. The term argot is also used to refer to the informal specialized vocabulary from a particular field of study, hobby, job,...
spoken by traders.