| Amana German | |
|---|---|
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| Native to | United States |
| Region | Amana Colonies inIowa |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| IETF | gmw-u-sd-usia |
Amana German (German:Amana-Deutsch orKolonie-Deutsch, lit.Colony German) is a regiolect[citation needed] based onWest Central German that is still spoken by several hundred people in theAmana Colonies inIowa.
The Amana Colonies were founded in 1856 byInspirationalists ofGerman origin who came fromWest Seneca nearBuffalo inNew York. Amana is derived from theHessian dialect, which is a West Central German dialect. There are seven villages in Amana with slightly different dialect features.
Even though the use of the language is in decline, it is far from beingmoribund. There are several major studies about the language of Amana.[1]
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