Mennonite Low German

English Etymology From en Mennonite + en Low German, because Mennonites were the ones to carry it out of Prussia. Proper noun Mennonite Low German A variety or dialect of Low Prussian of East Low German with Dutch influence that developed in the 16th and 17th centuries in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia and which is now spoken by communities not only in Germany but also in North America (Canada, the United States, and Mexico), South America (Argentina, Brazil), Russia and many other places. Not to be confused with the High German language Pennsylvania German; both are spoken in Pennsylvania. Synonyms variety Plautdietsch, Plauttdietsch (cf. Plattdietsch, Plattdüütsch) Translations variety Plautdietsch Afrikaans: af Mennonitiese Nederduits Arabic: ar الألمانية الدنيا المينوناتية f Breton: br alamaneg izel ar Vennonited m Catalan: ca baix alemany mennonita m Dutch Low Saxon: nds-nl Mennonitisch Platduuts n French: fr bas allemand mennonite m Frisian: West Frisian: fy Minnistysk Nederdútsk n, fy Minnistysk Platdútsk n German: de Mennonitendeutsch n, de Mennonitenplatt n, de Mennoniten-Niederdeutsch n, de Mennonitenniederdeutsch n rare, de Mennonitenplautdietsch n very rare Indonesian: id bahasa Jerman Dataran Rendah Menonit Low German: nds Mennonitenplattdüütsch n, nds Mennoniten-Plattdüütsch n, nds Mennoniien-Nedderdüütsch n Polish: pl Plautdietsch m-in Portuguese: pt baixo-alemão menonita m Spanish: es bajo alemán menonita m See also en Chortitza (Old Colony Mennonites), en Molotschna (New Colony Mennonites) two historically and linguistically important Mennonite settlements founded in 1789 and 1804, respectively, in the Russian Empire, in what is now independent Ukraine en Languages