List of shibboleths

Below are listed various examples of words and phrases that have been identified as shibboleths, a word or custom whose variations in pronunciation or style can be used to differentiate members of ingroups from those of outgroups.

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Shibboleths used in war and persecution

Dutch–French

Every Frenchman who failed the test was stabbed on the spot, still in his nightgown. Because the signal for the uprising was the matins bells of the city's churches and monasteries, this became known as the Bruges Matins or Brugse Metten. Like the name of the massacre, the story may have been influenced by the Sicilian uprising mentioned below.

Italian/Sicilian–French

Frisian-Dutch

Bûter, brea, en griene tsiis; wa't dat net sizze kin, is gjin oprjochte Fries

Castilian Spanish – Latin-American Spanish

English–Dutch

Finnish–Russian

Spanish – French and Haitian Creole

Azeri–Armenian

Culture, religion and language-specific shibboleths

English shibboleths for native speakers or local natives

Place-name pronunciations

In Australia

In Canada

In Malaysia

In the United States

Place-name terms

Non-English

Estonia

Shibboleths in occupational, sporting or other interest groups

Within some occupational groups and some social, cultural, sporting, or hobby-related groups, there are terms within the jargon of these groups which could be said to be shibboleths.

See also

References

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