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Geographical distribution of German speakers

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418:. In terms of student numbers across all levels of education, German ranks third in the EU (after English and French) as well as in the United States (after Spanish and French). In 2015, approximately 15.4 million people were in the process of learning German across all levels of education worldwide. This number has remained relatively stable since 2005 (± 1 million) and roughly 75–100 million people able to communicate in German as a foreign language can be inferred, assuming an average course duration of three years and other estimated parameters. According to a 2012 survey, ca. 47 million people within the EU (i.e., up to two thirds of the 75–100 million worldwide) claimed to have sufficient German skills to have a conversation. Within the EU, and not counting countries where it is a (co-)official language, German as a foreign language is most widely taught in 1413: 3416: 1035:
between 1882 and 1914 and consisted mainly of industrial and agricultural workers, mainly from eastern Germany; the third wave (after 1918) settled mainly in the cities. As in Argentina and Brazil, these populations are today overwhelmingly Spanish speaking, and German as a home language is in heavy decline (The German language is far from disappearing in Chile because there are more than 100 German-language schools throughout the country) German is taught from preschool to middle school; where if German-Chileans can still speak German, most of them speak German only as a second or third language.
476: 4518: 1514:. Its speakers belong to some Schmiedleit, Lehrerleit, and Dariusleit Hutterite groups, but there are also speakers among the older generations of Prairieleit (the descendants of those Hutterites who chose not to settle in colonies). Hutterite children who grow up in the colonies learn to speak Hutterite German before learning English, the standard language of the surrounding areas, in school. Many of these children, though, continue with German Grammar School, in addition to public school, throughout a student's elementary education. 491: 824:– as well as elsewhere around the world – experienced a decline in the use of the German language, with the exception of Brazil, where the dialect Riograndenser Hunsrückisch is being taught in schools and in some media, totaling over 200 thousand speakers spread over the Brazilian southern states. The main cause of this decrease is the integration of communities, often originally sheltered, into the dominant society, and as well as the invariable pull of societal assimilation which confronts all immigrant groups. 4522: 2598: 1736: 4406: 1832: 1808: 1928: 2622: 4402: 2192: 2504: 530: 2312: 5641: 2264: 2240: 2144: 2120: 2216: 3330: 2480: 2456: 2336: 2719: 2646: 2384: 2288: 2096: 2000: 1976: 1952: 1880: 1856: 1760: 2432: 2168: 1904: 1784: 2072: 964: 2800: 2574: 2408: 2360: 2048: 2024: 2750: 2550: 2528: 863:: the majority of countries where German minorities lived had fought against the Germans during the war. With this change in situation, the members of the German minorities, previously communities of status and prestige, were turned into undesirable minorities (though there were widespread elements of sympathy for Germany in many South American countries as well). 645: 757:) from 1906 puts a figure of 11 million people in North and South America with a knowledge of the German language, of which 9 million were in the US. Although the US was the focal point for emigration in the 19th century, emigration to Latin America was also significant for differing economic and political reasons. 1093:
Due to pro-nationalistic propagation by the federal government which encouraged mixed-race identification, many Mexicans do not know their ancestral origins and demographic numbers of German Mexicans are sourced on recent and limited data. Regardless, Mexico stands as the 3rd country with the largest
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Germans came to South America in World War I and II, settling first in Colombia because of its wealth in natural resources as well as weather conditions conducive to agriculture. German immigrants built the Bavaria, Pilsen, and Club Soda Klausen factories in Cali, Barranquilla, Pereira, Medellin, and
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There are about 500,000 German speakers and around 320,000 Volga-Germans alone, of which 200,000 hold German citizenship. This makes Argentina one of the countries with the largest number of German speakers and is second only in Latin America to Brazil. In the 1930s there were about 700,000 people of
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Starting in 1818, when King D. João VI brought the first German and Swiss immigrants to Brazil, German immigration continued a constant flow with an average of 25 to 30 thousand immigrants per decade entering the country since 1818. It peaked in the years following World War I, to around 90 thousand,
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Costa Rica has a population of 4.9 million, and a German-speaking population of 8,000 people. Many of these people are immigrants or native German speakers from Germany or Switzerland and descendants of 18th, 19th and 20th-century mass immigration. But also in the northern area of the country, there
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Chile (with a population of 19 million) has an estimated 40,000 German-speakers. About 30,000 ethnic Germans arrived in Chile. During the first flux of German immigration (between 1846 and 1875) German colonies were primarily set up in the "Frontera" region. The second wave of immigration occurred
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However, most German-descended Argentinians do not speak German with native fluency (that role has been taken by Spanish). The 300,000 German speakers are estimated to be immigrants and not actually born in Argentina, and because of this they still speak their home language while their descendants
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Colombia has a population of about 51 million people. Of them, only 5,000 people of German descent speak the language. Many of these people settled in Antioquia and el Eje Cafetero. Most of the immigration occurred during World War I until the end of the Cold War. Many of these ethnic Germans now
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As of 2012, about 20,000 Germans nationals resided in Mexico. The number has risen to almost 40,000 in 2020. Despite groggy heritage claims to the language, German is slightly ahead of French as the second most studied foreign language in Mexico, behind only English. Mexico is home to over 3,000
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Mexico (with a population of over 120 million) has an estimated 200,000 speakers of standard German either as a first or second language, not counting foreign learned German speakers or the Low-German dialects. Documented immigration of Germans to Mexico began in 1856, though historical research
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and colonialism, and decided for English to be the sole official language, claiming that it was a "neutral" language as virtually no English native speakers existed in Namibia at that time. German, Afrikaans and several indigenous languages became "national languages" by law, identifying them as
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The second wave was during Porfirio Díaz's open settlement policy in the Yucatán Peninsula that favored and attracted many Europeans. Most German-speaking or self identifying German-Mexicans today are descended from these two events as well as around 20,000 ethnic Germans from Russia and around
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German migration to colonial Mexico is less accounted for due to the geopolitical isolation following independence from Spain, as well as the deterrents of Mexico's ensuing civil wars. Despite these obstacles and lack of documentation, however, over 200,000 Prussian/German nationals have been
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Initially, in the eighteenth century, only isolated or small groups of German emigrants left for Latin America; however, at the start of the nineteenth, this pattern was reversed as a tidal wave of German emigration totaling some 200,000 people began. These included groups such as land-hungry
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The vast majority of German-descended Brazilians speak Portuguese as their mother tongue today. German is known only as a second or third language, if at all, to the point of initiatives to preserve the language being started recently in areas with strong German-descended presence, with
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The majority of German emigrants to Latin America went especially to Brazil, but also to Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. The three countries with the biggest ethnic German populations in Latin America to this day are Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico.
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Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Paraguay show some clear demographic differences that affect the minority situation of the German language: Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina are massive countries and offer large amounts of land for immigrants to settle. The population density of the
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Specific reasons for language change from German to the national language usually derive from the desire of many Germans to belong to their new communities after the end of World War II. This is a common feature among the German minorities in Latin America and those in
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government-sponsored Gemeindeschulen. This is especially true for younger German-Brazilians. Another place where the German language continues alive is in some of the more of 4,000 Brazilian Lutheran churches, in which some of the services continue to be in German.
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from Central Europe, the vast majority of which were German-speaking, moved to South America, with 90% of these moving to the Cono Sur or Southern Cone. This ended when the ban on emigration came into effect in 1941, which was roughly also the beginning of the
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Australia has an estimated population of around 75,600 German speakers. Australians of German ancestry constitute the fourth largest ethnic group in Australia, numbering around 1,026,138. German immigrants played a significant role in settling the states of
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This German-Costa Rican community is one of the most important and biggest collectivities of German speakers in Central America and the Caribbean, and has a lot of cultural and social institutions, churches, farms, business companies and schools.
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cultural heritages of the nation and ensuring the state to acknowledge and support their presence in the country. Today, German is used in myriad spheres, especially business and tourism, as well as churches (most notably the German-speaking
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The dialects of German which are or were primarily spoken in colonies or communities founded by German-speaking people resemble the dialects of the regions the founders came from. For example, Hutterite German resembles dialects of
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German language schools, second only to Brazil. The Colegio Humboldt campuses in Mexico are the biggest German language K-12 schools in the Americas, with each of the 3 branches graduating over 2,000 students per year.
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For many German minorities, World War II thus represented the breaking point in the development of their language. In some South American countries the war period and immediately afterwards was a time of massive
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Between 1843 and 1910, more than 5 million Germans emigrated overseas, mostly to the United States. German remained an important language in churches, schools, newspapers, and even the administration of the
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countries is relatively low (Brazil has 17 inhabitants/km, Chile has 15/km, Argentina and Paraguay both have 10/km, data from 1993), but there are major differences in the areas settled by Germans:
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other cities. Nowadays, Germans born in Colombia celebrate Oktoberfest in Cali, along with other traditions. There are currently German schools in various major cities around the country.
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from 1884 to 1915. Mostly originating from Germans who settled there during this time, 25,000 to 30,000 people still speak German as a native tongue today. German, along with English and
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are the only states where German is the most common language spoken at home after English. German geographical names can be found throughout the Midwest region of the country, such as
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German is the main language of approximately 95 to 100 million people in Europe, or 13.3% of all Europeans. This makes it the second most spoken native language in Europe, behind only
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and again in the 1940s to around 50,000. In the 1880s and 1890s, German emigration to Latin America grew and in some years was the destination of up to 30% of German emigrants.
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Mostly depending on the inclusion or exclusion of certain varieties with a disputed status as separate languages or which were later acknowledged as separate languages (e.g.,
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Mostly originating from different waves of immigration during the 19th and 20th centuries, an estimated 12,000 people speak German or a German variety as a first language in
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The first wave of Germans immigrated from northern Prussia under the reign of Princess Carlota during the 2nd French Mexican empire. Of special interest is the settlement
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well established as a first foreign language. German ranks second (after English) among the best known foreign languages in the EU (on a par with French) as well as in
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immigrants managed to preserve a fluency in the German language in their respective neighborhoods and sections. In the first half of the 20th century, over a million
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or Hungary and Romania); other groups, which are classified as religio-cultural groups rather than ethnic minorities, such as the Eastern-Low German-speaking
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While Argentina and Chile have a far greater proportion of city dwellers (86% and 84% respectively); in contrast, Brazil and Paraguay are 82% and 47%
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Among them are small groups, such as those in Namibia, and many very large groups, such as the almost 1 million non-evacuated Germans in Russia and
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variety of the German language, which is spoken by Hutterite communities in Canada and the United States. Hutterite is spoken in the U.S. states of
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Alma Durán-Merk (2007). Identifying Villa Carlota: German Settlements in Yucatán, México, During the Second Empire. Augsburg: Universität Augsburg.
465:, which works to promote German language and culture worldwide. In association with the Goethe Institute, the German foreign broadcasting service, 3879: 5257: 5249: 3951: 469:, offers a range of online German courses and worldwide television as well as radio broadcasts produced with non-native German speakers in mind. 312:, which standard German arguably is in relation to some outlying dialects of German, especially in Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, and Austria. 1637:, their status within the majority community, the support they receive from institutions helping them to support their identity as a minority. 1412: 5207: 4142: 3826: 3536: 1633:. These German minorities, through their ethno-cultural vitality, exhibit an exceptional level of heterogeneity: variations concerning their 1282: 915: 5097:. American FactFinder, factfinder.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau, 2012–2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. 2017. Archived from 4683: 3601: 5677: 4561: 1416: 1200: 5149: 5098: 4767: 4175: 2856: 1649: 1017: 5027:"INEbase / Society /Education and culture /Survey on the Involvement of the Adult Population in Learning Activities / Results/ Microdata" 1090:
suggest as many as 1.2 million German speaking immigrants arrived in Mexico during the colonial period likely as agricultural laborers.
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which is found in the southern states. This version of German there has changed over 180 years of contact with Portuguese as well as the
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including the Presidents of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and the Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein. Since 2014, the King of
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fleeing religious persecution at home. During the 1880s, during the wave of mass emigration, this figure was reached annually.
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are 2,200 German Mennonites in communities in Sarapiquí and San Carlos that spoke Plautdietsch and other Low German dialects.
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region and elsewhere. Here, one of the largest communities are the speakers of "Nataler Deutsch", a variety of
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and continue to practice speaking their heritage language. Early twentieth century immigration was often to
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are today overwhelmingly English speaking, with the German language as a home language in heavy decline.
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Enrollments in Languages Other Than English in United States Institutions of Higher Education, Fall 2013
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Approximate distribution of native German speakers (assuming a rounded total of 95 million) worldwide:
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is also one of the three biggest newspapers in Namibia and the only German-language daily in Africa.
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Sum of Standard German, Swiss German, and all German dialects not listed under "Standard German" at
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Numbers of speakers should not be summed up per country, as they most likely overlap considerably.
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Sachsensprache, Hansesprache, Plattdeutsch: sprachgeschichtliche Grundzüge des Niederdeutschen.
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Below is a list of countries and one notable region with German-language-speaking populations.
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in 1990. At this point, the Namibian government perceived Afrikaans and German as symbols for
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Regional Geography – An Overview of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
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Länderkunde – Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz und Liechtenstein im Querschnitt
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used to be a co-official language of Namibia from 1984 until its independence from
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this was reduced to 25%. However, after the war over 50% of Jews lived in
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The German language is spoken in a number of countries and territories in
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German descent. Regional concentrations can be found in the provinces of
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German language studying in the world in 2010 (with evolution from 2005)
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immigrating from Northern Europe. Later on, more Germans settled in the
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List of countries and territories where German is an official language
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is an integral part of the State's historical and cultural heritage.
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which was part of France since the end of WWI, as well as that from
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in Texas; Corn (formerly Korn), Kiefer and Berlin in Oklahoma; and
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communities, and is spoken by more than 200,000 people in Mexico.
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through the early 20th century, but was severely repressed during
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Deutsche Sprachgeschichte vom Spätmittelalter bis zur Gegenwart
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population of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, and resembles
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are present in many other countries and on all six inhabited
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produces radio programs in German), and music (e.g., artist
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geographical distribution of speakers of the German language
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The European countries with German-speaking majorities are
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The German language is co-official in the municipality of
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is a dialect spoken in the areas of Texas settled by the
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registered entering the country between 1860 and 1960.
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German language skills of European Union citizens (2010)
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Nowadays, at least one million German speakers live in
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Not to be confused with 3410: 3408: 3406: 1106:immigration to Mexico is the immigration from 899:in northern Paraguay (with 1 inhabitant/km). 217:Since 2004, there has been an annual informal 5281: 3635:. New York: Statista, The Statistics Portal. 3517: 3515: 3513: 3511: 3509: 3507: 941:and in the general area of the Chaco and the 871:to the local culture (for example during the 772:which lasted from 1933 to 1945, some 100,000 560:Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (GELK) 240:used to represent the dominant states of the 8: 3487: 3477:Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1982, 3471: 3463: 3455: 937:(with around 500,000 to 600,000) as well as 371:German is a recognised minority language in 164: 4927:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 3909: 3907: 3779:"6.5. 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Archived from 1502:; and in the Canadian provinces of 751:Handbuch des Deutschtums im Ausland 742:, and religious minorities such as 4382:"International Migration Database" 3957:from the original on April 8, 2016 3881:Знание иностранных языков в России 3493:2. Auflage, Weidler, Berlin 2000, 1478:is an Upper German dialect of the 1283:United States Brewers' Association 916:Argentinien-schwyzertütsch dialect 25: 5150:"Südtiroler Sprachbarometer 2014" 4202:from the original on 13 June 2013 4091:German L1 speakers outside Europe 3925:from the original on 28 June 2017 3755:(in German). DACH. Archived from 1650:Riograndenser Hunsrückisch German 1452:spoken in Northern Mexico by the 1293:(approximately 115,000 speakers; 1054:speak primarily Spanish at home. 1018:Riograndenser Hunsrückisch German 803:Asociación Filantrópica Israelita 579:Namibian Broadcasting Corporation 319:. 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In Rio Grande do Sul, the 406:Today German, together with 385:Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol 338:DACH is also the name of an 5678:Second-language acquisition 4906:(in French). Archived from 3976:Modern Language Association 1317:variety of German known as 1205:Pennsylvania Dutch language 1114:, and the French region of 793:. This change was aided by 755:The Germans Abroad Handbook 5694: 5068:Statistik, Bundesamt für. 4658:. May 2001. Archived from 3817:. 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Included in the 972: 744:Russian Mennonites 700:Dominican Republic 664: 588:Allgemeine Zeitung 535: 64:, German-speaking 5655: 5654: 5420: 5419: 5220:on June 14, 2013. 5057:. March 28, 2016. 4947:www.stats.govt.nz 4696:on 6 January 2016 4568:on 15 August 2013 4278:"Standard German" 4144:978-0-8131-2501-5 3978:, February 2015, 3828:978-3-0343-2240-9 3537:978-3-11-019298-8 3369:Dialect continuum 3319: 3318: 2822: 2821: 2770: 2769: 2678: 2677: 1565:Rest of the world 1470:Palatinate German 1450:minority language 999:Rio Grande do Sul 818:German minorities 801:(later to become 795:Jewish emigration 229:have taken part. 16:(Redirected from 5685: 5643: 5642: 5321: 5290: 5283: 5276: 5267: 5262: 5254: 5222: 5221: 5219: 5213:. Archived from 5212: 5204: 5198: 5197: 5192:. Archived from 5182: 5176: 5175: 5170: 5168: 5154: 5146: 5140: 5139: 5137: 5136: 5127:. 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