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Varmint is another way for saying Vermin, which is a term used to describe animal species that are considered 'pests', in that case it would not be strictly Dutch.
American born of German, French and Dutch ancestry.
No. He is French, German, Dutch, and Native AmericanNo, his ancestors are Dutch, French, German, and Native American.
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.
Switzerland does not have a Swiss language. German, French and Italian are spoken there. The Amish speak a dialect of German.
Andre speaks Dutch, Limburgs (Dutch dialect) German, French, English, some spanich and italian.
Dutch or Afrikaans (a dialect of Dutch)
They spoke a dialect of West Central German (and a few still do, within their communities). The "Pennsylvania Dutch" were Germans from the Palatinate and western Switzerland. The English colonists began calling them "Pennsylvania Dutch" because the word for German (in German) is "Deutcsh". While is it true that many of them came down the Rhine from the Palatinate and boarded ships from Amsterdam, they were not from Holland and they did not speak Dutch.
Limburgs is a Dutch dialect. There is no written standard for this dialect, and hence a dictionary does not exist. newtest3 Is Veldeke not a reference for spelling?
For the most part, no. Pennsylvania German (once called Pennsylvania Dutch) is a different dialect, bordering on being a different language. But with a lot of patience, they can cross the language barrier fairly easily.
Cuban, dutch, native American, German, and English
Her mother was of Cherokee and African-American descent and her father of German or Dutch descent.