Plautdietsch

A language of Canada

Location

Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan provinces.

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Argentina

Language NamePlautdietsch

User Population

4,000 in Argentina (Salminen 2007).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Belize

Language NamePlautdietsch

User Population

9,360 in Belize (2014 UNSD).

Location

Cayo and Orange Walk districts: inland.

Alternate Names

German, Mennonite German

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Language Use

110,735 or more in Latin America are fairly monolingual. Also use Belize English Creole [bzj]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Spanish [spa].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Christian.

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Bolivia

Language NamePlautdietsch

User Population

60,000 in Bolivia (Salminen 2007).

Location

Santa Cruz department.

Alternate Names

German, Mennonite German

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Language Use

A few also use Spanish [spa]. A few also use Standard German [deu].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Christian.

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Brazil

Language NamePlautdietsch

User Population

8,000 in Brazil (Salminen 2007).

Location

Paraná state: Curitiaba, other scattered communities.

Alternate Names

Low German, Mennonite German

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Language Use

All also use Portuguese [por]. Also use Standard German [deu].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Christian.

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Costa Rica

Language NamePlautdietsch

User Population

2,000 in Costa Rica (Salminen 2007).

Location

Heredia province: Sarapiqui area.

Alternate Names

Low German, Mennonite German

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Language Use

Home. Also use Spanish [spa].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Christian.

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Germany

Language NamePlautdietsch

User Population

90,000 in Germany (1996 R. Epp).

Location

Baden-Württemberg state: northwest; Hessen state: south of Frankfurt; Rheinland-Pfalz state: east of Saarbrucken.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Language Use

In Europe, the transmission of the language to children has all but stopped (Salminen 2007). Shifting to Standard German [deu].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Plautdietsch-Freunde is an association in Germany for documentation and promotion of Plautdietsch.

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Kazakhstan

Language NamePlautdietsch

User Population

39,000 in Kazakhstan (Leclerc 2017e).

Location

Almaty region: beyond Tashkent, China border area.

Alternate Names

Low German

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Language Use

In Central Asia, the transmission of the language to children has all but stopped (Salminen 2007). Many shifting to Russian [rus].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Christian.

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Mexico

Language NamePlautdietsch

User Population

55,000 in Mexico (2021 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity.

Location

Campeche state: Chávez, Progreso, Yalnon; Chihuahua state: Buenos Aires, Capulín, Cuauhtemoc, Virginias; Durango state: Canatlán, Nuevo Ideal; Zacatecas state: La Batea, La Honda.

Alternate Names

Low German, Mennonite German

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Language Use

Some also use Spanish [spa]. Some also use Standard German [deu]. A few also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 60%.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Christian.

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Paraguay

Language NamePlautdietsch

User Population

40,000 in Paraguay (Salminen 2007).

Location

Boquerón and Presidente Hayes departments: Filadelfia, Loma Plata, Menno Colony, and Neuland; Chaco region and east.

Alternate Names

Low German

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa]. Also use Standard German [deu].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Christian.

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United States

Language NamePlautdietsch

User Population

12,000 in United States (2000).

Location

California: Reedley; Kansas: Hillsboro; Oklahoma: Corn.

Alternate Names

Low German, Mennonite German, Mennonite Low German

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Language Use

All also use English [eng]. A few also use Standard German [deu].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 95%.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Christian.

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Uruguay

Language NamePlautdietsch

User Population

2,000 in Uruguay (Salminen 2007).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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