Daniela. They have a Schwowischen accent. I understand about 90 percent of their language. I never met any, but I can understand them. I believe that was their annual gathering? About 600 attendents. Alex On 2014-05-15, at 4:25 PM, Daniela wrote: > > 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 > > >

I'm half Swiss, and it's like listening to old-fashioned swiss-german whenever I hear the Amish speak. Diana -----Original Message----- From: Alex Leeb Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 12:30 AM To: Daniela Cc: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DVHH] Pennsylvania Dutch and Donauschwaben Daniela. They have a Schwowischen accent. I understand about 90 percent of their language. I never met any, but I can understand them. I believe that was their annual gathering? About 600 attendents. Alex On 2014-05-15, at 4:25 PM, Daniela wrote: > > 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