5.6K views · 162 reactions | Modern Pennsylvania Dutch has more in common with old German than with modern German?! Here is a longer version of the clip I posted a few days ago with some additional background information! You can also watch the full-length video with Doug on my YouTube channel.  Thanks again to @padutch101 for sharing these cool insights! #padutch #pennsylvaniadutch #sprachinsel | Feli from Germany | Facebook

Can Germans understand Pennsylvania Dutch?? 🤔 Pt 1/2 Doug (@padutch101) grew up speaking PA Dutch and prepared a little test for me! Can you understand what he’s saying? Pennsylvania Dutch which is a German dialect that’s spoken by over 300k people here in the US and Canada! #PennsylvaniaDutch #PADutch | Feli from Germany

Pennsylvania Dutch is the language that the Amish and Mennonites speak, but there are also a lot of non-sectarian Pennsylvania Dutch speakers, like Doug (@padutch101) whose ancestors came to the New World 12 generations ago. Somehow, his family managed to pass on their language up until today! #PennsylvaniaDutch #PADutch | Feli from Germany