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Pennsylvania Dutch (Deitsch, or Pennsilfaanisch) or Pennsylvania German is a variety of Palatine German spoken by the Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Amish, Mennonites, Fancy Dutch, and other related groups in the United States and Canada. There are approximately 300,000 native speakers of Pennsylvania Dutch in the United States and Canada. The language traditionally has been spoken by the Penns

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Pennsylvania Dutch
Pennsylvania German
Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch
Native toUnited States, Canada
RegionUnited States:
  • Indiana
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Kentucky
  • Missouri
  • New York
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • Tennessee
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin

Canada:

  • Ontario
  • Winchester
  • Chesterfield
  • York
  • Nottingham
Elsewhere in North America and some locations in Central America
EthnicityPennsylvania Dutch
Native speakers
237,000 (2016–2020 American Community Survey)
to 350,000 (2012) (L2 speakers: about 3,000)
Early forms
Proto-Indo-European
Language codes
ISO 639-3pdc
Glottologpenn1240
ELPPennsylvania German
Linguasphere52-ACB-he
Pennsylvania Dutch distribution in the United States
Pennsylvania Dutch is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
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