Pennsylvania Dutch: A Dialect of South German with an Infusion of EnglishTrübner, 1872 - 69 pages |
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... kennə seenǝ noo , dass unser hærts so rein1 muss sei ,, wann in des reich m'r wellə nei .. For a picture of purity is it ( da ) here , ' in fact ' ( wir können sehen darnach ) we can perceive therefrom , that our heart must be as pure ...
... kennə seenǝ noo , dass unser hærts so rein1 muss sei ,, wann in des reich m'r wellə nei .. For a picture of purity is it ( da ) here , ' in fact ' ( wir können sehen darnach ) we can perceive therefrom , that our heart must be as pure ...
Page 35
... Wann sii awər kee rootǝr hen , dann trinkə sii weisser wann sii n kriighə kennə . ” The Rev. D. Ziegler , letter of Jan. 15 , 1870 ( literatim ) . the neuter nominative article is changed from G. das to CHAP . VI . 35 SYNTAX .
... Wann sii awər kee rootǝr hen , dann trinkə sii weisser wann sii n kriighə kennə . ” The Rev. D. Ziegler , letter of Jan. 15 , 1870 ( literatim ) . the neuter nominative article is changed from G. das to CHAP . VI . 35 SYNTAX .
Page 52
... kennə , dann sollə sii aa seenə , dass sii mich kriighə . ' Guutbei . ' I ? speak with her about it ? ( It ) is quite unnecessary . If your girls ( können kaufen ) can buy , sell , and ' swap ' me , then ( sollen sie auch sehen ) shall ...
... kennə , dann sollə sii aa seenə , dass sii mich kriighə . ' Guutbei . ' I ? speak with her about it ? ( It ) is quite unnecessary . If your girls ( können kaufen ) can buy , sell , and ' swap ' me , then ( sollen sie auch sehen ) shall ...
Page 53
... kennə sii'affoordǝ ' soo aa tsugeeə ? How comes it , that ( theil ) part ( of the ) women in your Easton ( sein wollen ) pretend to be so poor , and yet ( nach - schleifen ) drag along G. worden becomes ' warre . ' See § 1 , ¶ 14 . such ...
... kennə sii'affoordǝ ' soo aa tsugeeə ? How comes it , that ( theil ) part ( of the ) women in your Easton ( sein wollen ) pretend to be so poor , and yet ( nach - schleifen ) drag along G. worden becomes ' warre . ' See § 1 , ¶ 14 . such ...
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A. J. Ellis aawer Alsace Alsatian Austrian Bahn Bavarian biiwli bischt buch called County dær dart dative deet denk dialect dii Mændə dii Meeri Dipthongs Early English Pronunciation Ellis English words eppes example ədər feminine fiil fraa French gans gaul German Genders glottis grammatic gender guut habe hærts Haldeman hätt haus hause hət High German hund idiom isch italics joor juscht kennə kumm kummə Lancaster Lancaster County language letter masculine mool nasal vowels neuter niks nimmi nochbər occur Pennsylvania Dutch Pennsylvania German plural pronounced Radlof Rauch recht reich Roman type rootǝ wei rother schtee schun selli sonant South German speak speech spelling Suab Suabian surd Swiss Swisserland syllable trink tseit wær wært Westerwald Wii kummt zaum Ziegler
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Page 28 - Nachbor sein whiet abscheulich gedamatecbl." (My stallion jumped over the fence and horribly damaged my neighbor's wheat.) This example is probably spurious and a joke, because PG.