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Yes. Their first language is Pennsylvania Dutch- (a dialect of German). They speak only this language until they get to be around six at the time they start school. Then they begin to learn English.
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∙ 5y agoThe Amish speak Pennsylvania Dutch- (a dialect of German) as a first language and learn English when they are about six and begin school.
The Amish speak German among themselves and English with the broader, English-speaking community.
The Amish speak a version of the German language. They also speak English so they can deal with their non-Amish neighbors.
They speak Pennsylvania Dutch which is a dialect of German as a first language and learn English when they begin school at about six.
Answer2: They also speak their Swiss German dialect.
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∙ 6y agoThe primary at-home language of the Amish people is Pennsylvania German, which is a dialect of German heavily influenced by English. Pennsylvania German is generally not a written language.
Pennsylvania German is often called Pennsylvania Dutch, even though it is more distantly related to Standard Dutch than to Standard German.
Here is a list of all the major languages spoken by Amish people:
- Pennsylvania German
- English (learned in school starting 1st grade)
- High German (used in Bibles)
- Swiss Amish German (used primarily in Indiana)
- American Sign Language (used by some deaf Amish people)
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∙ 11y agoMost Amish speak Pennsylvania Dutch. Almost all Amish can understand and speak English. In church the sermons are spoke in German.
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∙ 15y agoAmish fluently speak Pennsylvania Dutch, which is a form of German. English usually is their second language.
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∙ 12y agoThey speak their own dialect of high German. They do not technically speak any German. No German would be able to understand an Amish speaker.
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∙ 14y agoThe Amish speak German among themselves and English with the broader, English-speaking community.
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∙ 14y agoThe Amish speak a version of the German language. They also speak English so they can deal with their non-Amish neighbors.
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∙ 12y agoThree. English, Pensylvania German and Swiss German.
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∙ 12y agoPennsylvania Dutch and American English
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What languages did people of colonial Pennsylvania speak?
English obviously, and some, like the Amish, were immigrants who spoke German.
Do people from Pennsylvania speak English?
Most people from Pennsylvania speak English as its a state in the United States of America, whose national language is English, though unofficial. There are members of Amish and Mennonite sects, known as the Pennsylvania Dutch, who speak German as a first language.
What is the phobia of Amish people?
the English Save
What impact does a pluralistic society have on business?
The impact that a pluralistic society would have on businesses is good in the sense that there are different cultures living in one area. For example, in Pennsylvania, there are many small Amish towns, as well as normal cities surrounding them, the impact of the Amish people and the English people as they call it, is great since the Amish can sell their items to the businesses of the English people, giving the English businesses much profit and the Amish get the business from the English. Without such a society, English and Amish businesses would decline in finances, since the English need to pay little for Amish items and the Amish make out nice financially.
Do Amish people speak Swiss' German?
Switzerland does not have a Swiss language. German, French and Italian are spoken there. The Amish speak a dialect of German.
What languages are spoken in Pennsylvania?
English, mostly. The Amish in Pennsylvania, though, mostly speak Deitsch, a Germanic dialect heavily mixed with English.
Why cant unmarried Amish woman speak?
They can speak.
Does English people speaks American English?
People who are American speak American English and people who are British speak British English.
Can an English man become Amish?
Technically, anyone can become Amish, including an Englishman, though it is considered a difficult process. There are approximately 251,000 Amish people in the United States and Canada.
What are Amish rules about communicating with the non-Amish?
They can talk with the "English" (non-Amish) all they want.
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mostly people that live in cities that are in Ecuador speak English like 75% people noe how to write and speak English
Do people in Hawaii speak English?
yes, but they also speak a hawian language, similar to people in California speak English but spanish too.
