Pennsylvania German

variety of West Central German
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Pennsylvania German

Summary

Pennsylvania German is a language[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,188 views/month, #39 of 5,611).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pennsylvania German is in the country of United States[3].
  • Pennsylvania German's instance of is recorded as language[4].
  • Pennsylvania German's instance of is recorded as sacred language[5].
  • Pennsylvania German's instance of is recorded as modern language[6].
  • Pennsylvania German is a type of Rhine Franconian[7].
  • Pennsylvania German's writing system is recorded as Latin script[8].
  • Pennsylvania German's Commons category is recorded as Pennsylvania German language[9].
  • Pennsylvania German's Wikimedia language code is recorded as pdc[10].
  • Pennsylvania German's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41, 'lon': -78}[11].
  • Pennsylvania German's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pennsylvania Dutch language[12].
  • Pennsylvania German's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+148000'}[13].
  • Pennsylvania German's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[14].
  • Pennsylvania German's replaces is recorded as Frankish[15].
  • Pennsylvania German's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'pdc', 'text': 'Pennsylvanisch Deitsch'}[16].
  • Pennsylvania German's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pennsylvania Dutch'}[17].
  • Pennsylvania German's indigenous to is recorded as Florida[18].
  • Pennsylvania German's indigenous to is recorded as Iowa[19].
  • Pennsylvania German's indigenous to is recorded as Indiana[20].
  • Pennsylvania German's indigenous to is recorded as Kansas[21].
  • Pennsylvania German's indigenous to is recorded as Missouri[22].
  • Pennsylvania German's indigenous to is recorded as Ohio[23].
  • Pennsylvania German's indigenous to is recorded as Oklahoma[24].
  • Pennsylvania German's indigenous to is recorded as Pennsylvania[25].
  • Pennsylvania German's indigenous to is recorded as Virginia[26].
  • Pennsylvania German's indigenous to is recorded as Wisconsin[27].

Why It Matters

Pennsylvania German ranks in the top 0.7% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,188 views/month, #39 of 5,611).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaces Frankish
    Indigenous to Florida, Iowa, Indiana +10
    Coordinate location {'lat': 41, 'lon': -78}
    Number of speakers, writers, or signers {'amount': '+148000'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007533947805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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