Hey Daniela and Alex, Have you ever noticed at Wikipedia they translate a lot of pages in Pen Deitsch (Amish) and even Alemanic, which, I think resembles even more the Schwowisch my Dad who came from Croatia spoke. For example, under Amish, you can choose: Pen Deitsch: http://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amisch Alemanic: http://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amische Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniela" <danielashowley@aol.com> To: <al4501@shaw.ca> Cc: <donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 6:25 PM Subject: Re: [DVHH] Pennsylvania Dutch and Donauschwaben > > > Hi there Alex...That's the website that Lotte had put through about the > Pennsylvania Dutch. And yes, that is Amish. Can you read and understand > their dialect? I can. Though some of the words are spelled differently > than how I would write them or say them, I can still make them out and > understand what they are saying. It's amazing. I actually want to visit > the Amish now because of it. I would have much fun talking with them. > > > Daniela Ivkovic Showley > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Leeb <al4501@shaw.ca> > To: Daniela <danielashowley@aol.com> > > Hi Daniela. > > Is this Amisch ? > > http://hiwwewiedriwwe.wordpress.com/ > > Alex. > > > On 2014-05-15, at 12:34 PM, Daniela wrote: > >> The Amish are Germanic. They come from the Palatinate region which is a >> region > in Southwestern Germany. I was amazed at how similiar their dialect is to > the > Schwowish I speak. I can understand them very well. But, I think if they > have a > link with the Donauschwaben it is a small link. The Amish today are still > holding up their tradition, but I think their younger generations are > looking > for a change. By tradition, the Amish live more or less by what Mother > Nature > gives them. They shun technology and I believe their young generation > wants that > now. But there are big similarities between the Amish and Donauschwaben > because > both were agriculturally orientated and very hard working people. So from > the > standpoint that they have cultivated the land and worked very hard they > are like > the Donauschwaben. >> >> >> Daniela Ivkovic Showley >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ----- > Aucun virus trouve dans ce message. > Analyse effectuee par AVG - www.avg.fr > Version: 2013.0.3469 / Base de donnees virale: 3722/7502 - Date: > 15/05/2014 >

Wow Tina! No, I didn't know that Wikipedia has it set up like that. Thanx so much for letting me know and for the links! I agree with you, the Alemannische version was much easier for me to read...The Pen Deitsch uses more words that I am not familiar with, though I can usually decipher what they are saying...This is so much fun. Thanx again! Daniela -----Original Message----- From: Tina Michel <tranpro@primus.ca> Hey Daniela and Alex, Have you ever noticed at Wikipedia they translate a lot of pages in Pen Deitsch (Amish) and even Alemanic, which, I think resembles even more the Schwowisch my Dad who came from Croatia spoke. For example, under Amish, you can choose: Pen Deitsch: http://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amisch Alemanic: http://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amische Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniela" <danielashowley@aol.com> > > Hi there Alex...That's the website that Lotte had put through about the > Pennsylvania Dutch. And yes, that is Amish. Can you read and understand > their dialect? I can. Though some of the words are spelled differently > than how I would write them or say them, I can still make them out and > understand what they are saying. It's amazing. I actually want to visit > the Amish now because of it. I would have much fun talking with them. > > > Daniela Ivkovic Showley > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Leeb <al4501@shaw.ca> > Hi Daniela. > > Is this Amisch ? > > http://hiwwewiedriwwe.wordpress.com/ > > Alex. >