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    German (Standard High German: Deutsch, pronounced [dɔɪtʃ] ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely...
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    official language of Germany is German, with over 95 percent of the country speaking Standard German or a dialect of German as their first language. This...
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    In the 21st century, German dialects are dying out as Standard German gains primacy. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called...
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    Low German is a West Germanic language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in...
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    since the first ethnically German families settled in the United States in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1608, the German language, dialects, and different traditions...
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  • France, but also beyond. The Pennsylvania Dutch language is descended primarily from the Palatine German that was spoken by Palatines who emigrated to North...
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  • The High German languages (German: hochdeutsche Mundarten, i.e. High German dialects), or simply High German (Hochdeutsch) – not to be confused with Standard...
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    sometimes referred to as Pennsylvania German, is a variety of Palatine German, also known as Palatinate German or Palatine Dutch, spoken by the Pennsylvania...
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    German Sign Language or Deutsche Gebärdensprache (DGS), is the sign language of the deaf community in Germany, Luxembourg and in the German-speaking community...
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  • Swiss German (Standard German: Schweizerdeutsch, Alemannic German: Schwiizerdütsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizertitsch Mundart, and others)...
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