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Boontling
Argot spoken in Boonville, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Boontling is a jargon[1] or argot spoken only in Boonville, California. It was created in the 1890s. Today, it is nearly extinct, and fewer than 100 people still speak it.[2] It has an Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) sub-tag of boont
(i.e. en-boont).[3] The lingo has become somewhat infamous, at least in local circles or within the legends of California, owing to its small-town nature and curious-sounding nomination, as well as its very limited speakership.
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The language gained attention in the 1960s and 1970s from researchers like Myrtle R. Rawles and Charles C. Adams, as well as publicity brought from Boontling-speaker Bobby (Chipmunk) Glover and historian Jack (Wee Fuzz) June.