Alternate Names: Carinthian German, Hutterian German, Hutterite German
Dialects: About 50% intelligible to Pennsylvania German ,, Plautdietsch ,, or Standard German , speakers. Although called Tirolean, it is not a pure Tirolean dialect but contains Carinthian and Russian , words.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 29,200 in Canada (2007 SIL). Population total all countries: 40,000.
Language Use: Mainly in southern portions of western Canada, Alberta, Saskachewan, and Manitoba; isolated settlement in British Columbia. Home. All ages.
Language Development: Almost all adults are literate in English and Biblical German. Bible portions: 2008–2009.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Canada
Other Comments: Christian.