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  Hutterite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Originating in the Austrian province of Tyrol, the forerunners of the Hutterites migrated to Moravia to escape persecution.
During World War I, the pacifist Hutterites suffered persecution in the United States, resulting in the emigration of 17 of the 18 existing colonies in America to the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta in Canada.
Hutterite communities, called "colonies", are all rural and many depend largely on farming for their income.
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 German language - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch refers to pre-Christian times), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the world's major languages.
German is a member of the West branch of the Germanic family of languages, which in turn is part of the Indo-European language family.
Pennsylvania German resembles dialects of the Palatinate, or Hutterite German resembles dialects of Carinthia).
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 Hutterite German - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hutterite German (Hutterisch) is an Upper German dialect of the Austro-Bavarian variety of the German language, which is spoken by Hutterite communities in Canada and the United States.
Hutterite is spoken in the US States of Washington, Montana, North and South Dakota, and Minnesota; and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
Since the German dialects spoken in Carinthia resemble those which were spoken in the Palatinate and in Alsace (mostly Alemannic dialects), Hutterite German is fairly intelligible to a speaker of Pennsylvania German, although for geographical reasons, these two languages are rarely in contact.
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 Hutterite German - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Hutterite children who grow up in the colonies learn and speak first Hutterite German before learning English, the standard language of the surrounding areas.
Hutterite German is descended from the German which was spoken in Carinthia, in Austria, in the mid-18th century.
The Hutterites employ Martin Luther's predecessor to Standard German as the written form, and every Hutterite child learns Luther's German in school (although their schooling for the most part is in English).
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Hutterite_German   (356 words)

  
 German language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
German (Deutsch), a member of the western group of Germanic languages, is one of the world's major languages.
German is the only official language in Germany, Liechtenstein and Austria; it shares official status in Belgium (with French and Dutch), Italy (with Italian, French and Slovenian), Switzerland (with French, Italian and Romansh), Luxembourg (with French and Luxembourgish), and Denmark (with Danish).
The Low German dialects, or Low Saxon as they are sometimes known more precisely, are more closely related to Lower Franconian languages like Dutch than to the High German dialects, and from a linguist's perspective are not part of the German language proper.
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 HUTTERITE GERMAN FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hutterite German (''Hutterisch'') is an Upper_German dialect of the Austro-Bavarian variety of the German_language, which is spoken by Hutterite communities in Canada and the United_States.
Hutterite is spoken in the US States of Washington, Montana, North and South_Dakota, and Minnesota; and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
The Hutterites employ Martin_Luther's predecessor to Standard_German as the written form, and every Hutterite child learns Luther's German in school (although their schooling for the most part is in English).
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 Learn more about German language in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
German is the third most popular foreign language worldwide, and the second most popular in Europe (after English), USA and East Asia (Japan).
The dialects that participated in the second German vowel shift during medieval times are regarded as those of the German language.
German is the only official language in Germany, Liechtenstein and Austria; it shares official status in Belgium (with French and Dutch), Italy (with Italian, French and Slovenian), Switzerland (with French, Italian and Romansh), Luxembourg (with French and Luxembourgish).
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /g/ge/german_language.html   (721 words)

  
 Pennsylvania German language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nonetheless Pennsylvania German is a dialect of German, not Dutch typically in the Amish community.
This is because Pennsylvania German speakers came from various parts of the southwest German-speaking corner including the Palatinate, Swabia, Württemberg, Alsace, and Switzerland.
Most settlers spoke a West Middle German or Franconian dialect, and in the first generations after the settlers arrived it is believed that the dialects merged.
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 Encyclopedia: Hutterite German   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages.
Carinthia (German Kärnten) was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, and a crownland of Austria-Hungary until it dissolved in 1918.
Texas German is a dialect of the German language that is spoken by descendants of German immigrants who founded the town of Fredericksburg, Texas in 1846.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hutterite-German   (1165 words)

  
 Read about Hutterite German at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Hutterite German and learn about Hutterite German ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hutterite German (Hutterisch) is an Upper German dialect of the Austro-Bavarian variety of the
Hutterite German is descended from the German which was spoken in
Martin Luther's predecessor to Standard German as the written form, and every Hutterite child learns Luther's German in school (although their schooling for the most part is in English).
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Hutterite_German   (323 words)

  
 Germanic languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family, spoken by the Germanic peoples who settled in northern Europe along the borders of the Roman Empire.
East Germanic languages were written in the Gothic alphabet developed by Bishop Ulfilas for his translation of the Bible into Gothic.
All Germanic languages are thought to be descended from a hypothetical Proto-Germanic.
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 Hutterite German   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hutterite is spoken in the US States of Washington, Montana, North and South Dakota, and Minnesota ; and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
Hutterite German is descended from the German which was spoken in Carinthia, in Austria, in the mid- 18th century.
Since the German dialects spoken in Carinthia resemble those whichwere spoken in the Palatinate and in Alsace (mostly Alemannic dialects), Hutterite Germanis fairly intelligible to a speaker of Pennsylvania German, although for geographical reasons, these two languages are rarely incontact.
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 Hutterite   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Originating in the Austrian province of Tyrol, the forerunners of the Hutterites migrated to Bohemia to escape persecution.
During World War I, the pacifist Hutterites suffered persecution in the United States, resulting in the emigration of 17 of the 18 existing colonies in America to the provinces of Manitoba and Alberta in Canada.
Hutterite communities, called "colonies", are all rural and depend largely on farming for their income.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/Hutterite.htm   (824 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Swiss German   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Walser German: Via the medieval migration of the Walser, Highest Alemannic was spread to pockets of what are now parts of northern Italy (P), the north west of Ticino (T), parts of Graubünden (GR), Liechtenstein and Vorarlberg.
Schwyz (German Schwyz) is a canton in central Switzerland between Lake Lucerne in the south and Lake Zurich in the north.
The Walliser German (Walliserdeutsch in German) is a Highest Alemannic dialect spoken in Switzerland, specifically in the German-speaking part of the Canton of Wallis (in French: Valais), in the uppermost Rhône valley.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Swiss-German   (4074 words)

  
 Modelling syntactic change in Pennsylvania German   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The variety of Pennsylvania German (PG) which we study is spoken in Waterloo County, Canada.
Hutterite German is another variety descended from German which is spoken by religious groups in mainly Western Canada.
Pennsylvania German is a descendent of the variety of German which was spoken by the people who emigrated from Europe to the United States from the 17th century onwards.
lings.ln.man.ac.uk /Research/PennG/language.html   (359 words)

  
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German is the third most popular foreign language taught worldwide, and the second most popular in Europe (after English), the USA and
German is a member of the West branch of the Germanic family of languages, which in turn is part of the
Palatinate, or Hutterite German resembles dialects of Carinthia).
en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/German_language   (1670 words)

  
 Phrasebase - German Language Facts And Information
Standard German is one High German variety, which developed from the chancery of Saxony, gaining acceptance as the written standard in the 16th and 17th centuries.
German is the third most popular foreign language worldwide, and the second most popular in Europe.
Dialects of German The term "German" is used for several dialects of Germany and surrounding countries and in North America.
www.phrasebase.com /languages/index.php?cat=62   (1107 words)

  
 German language influences Hutterite schooling
German and English classes are taught in the same schoolhouse on the colony.
Although Hutterites continue attending Sunday school until they request baptism, they are done with German school at age 15, and with English school at age 16.
At the age of 15, young Hutterites begin to assume adult responsibilities in the colony.
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 Knowledge King - Pennsylvania German language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This archaism may have survived for various reasons; for example, the Pennsylvania German word for "German" is "Deutsch", which sounds similar to the English "Dutch".
The bottom line, however, is that Pennsylvania German is a dialect of German, not Dutch.
Pennsylvania German is well-known in popular culture for its association with the Amish.
www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/p/pe/pennsylvania_german_language.html   (1162 words)

  
 Upper German languages - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Upper German is a family of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy.
Walliser German (in the Wallis Canton of Switzerland)
Hutterite German (in Canada and the United States)
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Upper_Germanic   (130 words)

  
 hutterite
In Russia, the Hutterites enjoyed relative prosperity, although their distinctive communal life was suppressed by the influence of the neighboring Mennonites.
Named for the leaders of each wave, the three groupings (the Schmiedeleut, Dariusleut, and Lehrerleut) settled in various parts of the United States (primarily the Dakotas and Montana) and Canada (primarily Manitoba and Saskatchewan).
During the First World War, the pacifist Hutterites suffered persecution in the United States, resulting in the emigration of many of the Schmiedeleut to Canada.
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 German in the United States: german pow camp in united state, german immigration to the united state, german state ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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Today German is the second most spoken language in only two states: North Dakota and South Dakota.
Hutterite communities in the United States and Canada speak Hutterite German, an Austro-Bavarian dialect.
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 The Hutterite Genealogy HOMEPAGE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hutterites are a group of persons who are members of this Anabaptist and pacifist religion that evolved as an outgrowth of the Protestant reformation of the early 1500's.
The best proof of this is that the Hutterites were persecuted and killed by the thousands as heretics by both Catholic and Protestants alike in past centuries.
While Hutterite preachers have been diligent in recording the family histories and vital events of their colonies in church books, to our certain knowledge none have ever been microfilmed nor made generally available.
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 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
German immigrants began arriving over a period of two years, quickly raising the population of the town to over 1,000.
After 1900, the community began employing English teachers in public schools and use of this German dialect began to dwindle.
The dialect is near extinction, as it is now only spoken by a few elderly people.
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Most settlers spoke a West Middle German or Franconian dialect, and in the first generations after the settlers came over there is believed to have been a merging of the dialects.
Johns Hopkins University sociologist John A. Hostetler, fewer than 10% of the original Pennsylvania German population was Amish or Mennonite.
US Census would report that they speak German, since it is the closest option available.
en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Pennsylvania_German_language   (1118 words)

  
 German language - Internet-Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In contrast to Latin or English, the inflection affects not only the word ending but also its stem, making declension and conjugation slightly more difficult.
A notable, but not unique, feature of the German language is the ability to construct composite words of theoretically unlimited complexity.
This famous university town is the ideal location to immerse in German language and culture.
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