Dutch Dialects - Non-continental Dialects

Non-continental Dialects

  • Until the early 20th century, variants of Dutch were still spoken by some descendants of Dutch colonies in the United States. New Jersey in particular had an active Dutch community with a highly divergent dialect that was spoken as recently as the 1950s. See Jersey Dutch for more on this dialect.
  • In Pella, Iowa, a derivation of South Guelderish called the Pella Dutch dialect exists.
  • Despite its name, Pennsylvania Dutch is not a Dutch dialect - it is actually German-based.
  • Plautdietsch is a Low German variety with influences and elements of Dutch.
  • Russia today also has some people in small colonies who speak Dutch-based dialects.


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