Vocabulary of Pennsylvania Dutch (Deitsch)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives masculine, feminine, neuter

1.    mother           Mudder, die Mudder, Midder
2.    father           Vadder, der Vadder, Vedder
3.    sister           Schweschder, die Schweschder, Schweschdere
4.    brother           Bruder, der Bruder, Brieder
5.    daughter           Dochder, die Dochder, Dechder
6.    son           Suh, der Suh, Seh


1.    water           Wasser, es Wasser
2.    fire           Feier
3.    sun           Sunn
4.    moon           Moond
5.    wind           Wind
6.    rain           Rege


1.    one           eens
2.    two           tzwae
3.    three           drei
4.    four           feer
5.    five           finf
6.    six           sex


Unser deeglich Brot gebb uns heit.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           Katz, die Katz, Katze
2.    dog           Hund, der Hund, Hund
3.    horse           Gaul, der Gaul, Geil
4.    cow           Kuh, die Kuh, Kieh
5.    fish           Fisch
6.    bird           Voggel, der Voggel, Veggel
7.    tree           Baam, der Baam, Beem
8.    flower           Blumm, die Blumm, Blumme


1.    white           weiss - weisser, weissi, weiss
2.    black           schwatz - schwatzer, schwatzi, schwatz
3.    red           rot - roder, rodi, rot
4.    green           grien - griener, grieni, grien
5.    yellow           gehl - gehler, gehli, gehl
6.    blue           bloh - bloher, blohi, bloh
7.    gray           groh - groher, grohi, groh
8.    brown           braun - brauner, brauni, braun

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