Properties (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
language
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Many_cognates_with_English
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| gptkbp:community |
Tightly-knit communities
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| gptkbp:communityEvents |
Language festivals
|
| gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
Documentation projects
Declining number of speakers |
| gptkbp:cuisine |
Unique food traditions
|
| gptkbp:culturalEvents |
Festivals and gatherings
|
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
Traditional crafts
Interaction with other cultural groups |
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Preservation of heritage
In literature and media Part_of_Pennsylvania_Dutch_heritage |
| gptkbp:education |
Bilingual education programs
|
| gptkbp:family |
gptkb:West_Germanic_languages
|
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
Rich in proverbs and sayings
|
| gptkbp:firstAwarded |
18th century
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| gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn |
Dutch
English French |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Settlement_of_German_immigrants_in_the_1700s
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Important for understanding migration patterns
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pennsylvania German
|
| gptkbp:influenceOn |
Pennsylvania_Dutch_culture
American_English_dialects |
| gptkbp:language |
German
SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) Different regional dialects Courses offered at universities Includes many loanwords Unique vocabulary for local customs Shift_towards_English_in_younger_generations Similar_to_English_syntax |
| gptkbp:languageOfInstruction |
Audio recordings of speakers
|
| gptkbp:languageSpoken |
Community classes
|
| gptkbp:media |
Local newspapers
|
| gptkbp:motto |
Distinctive idiomatic expressions
|
| gptkbp:naturalResources |
Language learning websites
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
approximately 250,000
|
| gptkbp:officialLanguage |
gptkb:Austrian_German
gptkb:Hutterite_German gptkb:Swiss_German |
| gptkbp:origin |
German_immigrants
|
| gptkbp:phonology |
Distinctive vowel sounds
|
| gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs |
Pennsilfaanisch_Deitsch
|
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Standard_German
|
| gptkbp:scholarships |
Academic studies on the language
|
| gptkbp:socialMediaPresence |
Facebook groups
|
| gptkbp:soundtrack |
Traditional folk music
|
| gptkbp:status |
Endangered language
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Amish_community
Mennonite community |
| gptkbp:wrote |
Latin_script
Folklore_and_stories |