Bolze is amixed language spoken in theBasse-Ville district ofFribourg,Switzerland.[1] A mixture ofFrench andSwiss German, Bolze came into being as a result of the immigration of German speakers from theSense District of theCanton of Fribourg starting from the 19th century.[1] By 2019 the language was reportedly spoken only by a handful of locals.[2]
The city of Fribourg is located on the border of two Swiss language regions. Landless farmers from Fribourg moved to the lower town (the old town) from the 19th century to the 1940s. Their immigrant children spoke German at home and a mixture of French and German in the street: Bolze.[3][4]
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