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New Spelling for Borrowed English Words in Pennsylvania Dutch
Languages continue changing. So does the way words are spelled. Why change spelling? The goal of anything that’s written down is to be read and understood. Native Deitsh speakers are not raised learning how to read their own language. Because of this, most Pennsylvania Dutch words are written the way they sound. However, modern Pennsylvania…
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In-Page Word Search Speed Improvements
Want to find a word on The Words List without a lot of scrolling? There are 2 features: The Filter by word search was first released a little over a year ago along with other new features. The original version got the job done, but it was pretty slow filtering out the 700+ words. This…
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Pennsylvania Dutch Word Game
Gleichsht du games shpeela? (Do you like playing games?) Try the new Pennsylvania Dutch word game: Huddel. (💡pronounced: Hud’-ul) It’s inspired by Wordle. But in Huddel, the secret word is a 5-letter Deitsh word. The goal is to try to guess the secret Deitsh word in 6 guesses or less. How to Play 4. Keep…
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New Feature: Audio Pronunciation
Pennsylvania Dutch follows a pretty consistent set of rules when it comes to pronunciation and spelling. But sometimes you just want to know how to actually say a word in Deitsh. Now you can listen to audio of how to say a word in The Words List. Starting with select words (in other words, just…
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Version 5, New Features
The Words List has come a long way in the last 5 years. Skip to the features list » The Words List began around 2020. A small group in Daviess County, Indiana were learning Deitsh. The list was literally a PDF document with a list of words. They used it to keep track of common…