Pennsylvanish

Pennsylvanish (Pensylvanish: Pennsilfaanisch-Deitsch; cried Pennsylvanie German or Pennsylvanie Dutch an aw) is a byleid o Wast Central German relatit tae the Palatine byleids, spakken by the Auld Order Amish, Auld Order Mennonites an ither fowk o German forebeirs in the Unitit States an Canadae. Hit is said that thare are aroond 300,000 fowk that spik hit as thair mither leid.

Hit wis tradeetionally a byleid o the Pennsylvanie Dutch fowk, descendants o late 17t an early 18t yeirhunner incomers tae Pennsylvanie, Maryland, Virginie, Wast Virginie, an North Carolina fae soothren Germany, eastren Fraunce, an Swisserland.

Spikkers o the byleid the dey maistly live in Pennsylvanie, Ohio, Indiana, an ither Midwastren states o the Unitit States, an in Ontario in Canadae forby. Historically, the byleid wis spakken in mony ither auries whaur uissage o the byleid haes lawered.

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Category:Central German leids
Category:German dialects
Category:Endangered diaspora leids
Category:Endangered Germanic leids
Category:German-American cultur
Category:German-Canadian cultur
Category:German-American cultur in Indiana
Category:German-American cultur in Ohio
Category:German-American cultur in Pennsylvanie
Category:German-American history
Category:Amish in the Unitit States
Category:History o Pennsylvanie
Category:Leids o the Unitit States
Category:Leids o Canadae
Category:Pennsylvanie German leid
Category:Ohio cultur