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Preferred term

pdcPennsylvania German  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • The Pennsylvania German language (usually referred to as Pennsylvania Dutch, or simply as Dutch, in American English; usually referred to in Pennsylvania German as Deitsch, Pennsylvania Deitsch or Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch) is a variety of West Central German possibly spoken by more than 250,000 people in North America. It has traditionally been the language of the Pennsylvania Dutch, descendants of late 17th and early 18th century immigrants to the US states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina from southern Germany, eastern France and Switzerland. Although for many, the term Pennsylvania Dutch is often taken to refer to the Old Order Amish and related groups exclusively, the term should not imply a connection to any particular religious group. The Amish and Mennonites originally made up only a small percentage of the Pennsylvania German population.

Entry terms

  • German, Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania German language

ISO 639-3 code

  • pdc

Notation

  • pdc

In other languages

  • Allemand de Pennsylvanie

    French

  • Pennsylvania Dutch

    German

  • Tedesco della Pennsylvania

    Italian

  • Alemão da Pensilvânia

    Portuguese

  • Alemán de Pensilvania

    Spanish

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/pdc

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