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Re: Pennsylvania Dutch
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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover
I primarily speak Pennsylvania Dutch which is a German Dialect. It has developed some on it's own in the past 300 - 400 years and added some English words.
In Germany today there are over 30 dialects spoken in various regions - Those who speak the dialects are also all taught standard German in Schools.
In America the Mennonites and Amish followed the practice of reading, writing and singing German but reverting to Pa Dutch in everyday communication. My family went to the public school and received very little of the formal German learning. It is a bit difficult but I can communicate with Germans and have done so on many occasions.
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Can you understand the dutch from the Netherlands?
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