Word: plattdeutsch
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Dates: during 1937-1937
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...TIME was not quite accurate in saying Pennsylvania Dutch is a mixture of German, Dutch & English. It is a potpourri of plattdeutsch, high German, English and contains many colloquialisms, the origins of which are difficult to trace. Pennsylvania Dutch dialects and word usages differ considerably even in the five principal Pennsylvania Dutch counties: York, Bucks, Lehigh, Berks and Carbon...
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