Pennsylvania German

E52955

German language variety West Central German dialect minority language in North America regional language

Pennsylvania German is a West Central German dialect historically spoken by German immigrants in Pennsylvania and still used today, especially within Amish and Old Order Mennonite communities in North America.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German language variety → West Central German dialect → minority language in North America → regional language →
alternativeName	Deitsch → Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch → Pennsylvania Dutch →
closelyRelatedTo	Palatine German →
coexistsWith	English →
developedFrom	Southwestern German dialects →
developedIn	Pennsylvania →
developedInCountry	United States →
distinctFrom	Dutch language → Standard German →
endangermentStatus	relatively stable within Amish communities →
grammaticalGenderSystem	three-gender system →
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom	English → Palatine German → Standard German →
hasPhonologicalFeature	High German consonant shift →
hasSVOOrder	yes →
hasV2WordOrder	yes →
historicalOrigin	dialects of the Palatinate region of Germany →
historicalOriginPeriod	18th century →
ISOCode	pdc →
isPrimarily	spoken language →
languageBranch	Germanic languages →
languageContact	American English →
languageFamily	Indo-European languages →
languageSubbranch	West Germanic languages →
preservationFactor	use in closed religious communities →
primaryRegion	Pennsylvania →
region	Canada → Indiana → Midwestern United States → Ohio → Ontario →
standardizationStatus	lacks fully standardized orthography →
subgroup	High German languages → West Central German →
typicalDomain	home and community life → religious settings →
usedByCommunity	Amish → Old Order Amish → Old Order Mennonites → traditionalist Anabaptist groups →
writingSystem	Latin script →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pennsylvania German ("Pennsylvania Dutch") → Pennsylvania German ("Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch") →	alternativeName
Adin Yutzy →	hasLanguage
Irminonic languages →	hasNotableLanguage
Central German languages →	hasPart
West Overton Museums →	heritage
Irminonic languages →	includes
West Germanic languages →	includesLanguage
Amish →	language
German Canadians ("Pennsylvania Germans") →	relatedTo