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{{Short description|Dutch dialect spoken in Pella, Iowa, USA}}
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{{Infobox language {{Infobox language
| name = Pella Dutch | name = Pella Dutch
| nativename = ''Pella Nederlands'' | nativename = ''Pella Nederlands''
| state = ], ], ] | state = ], Iowa, United States
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| fam6 = ] | fam6 = ]
| fam7 = ] | fam7 = ]
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|mapcaption = Location of Pella, Iowa |mapcaption = Location of Pella, Iowa
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'''Pella Dutch,''' also known as '''Iowa Dutch''', is a dialect of the ] spoken in ]. It is a subdialect of ].<ref>{{Cite book | isbn = 0-8138-0079-X | last = Webber | first = Philip E. | title = Pella Dutch | year = 1988 }}</ref> '''Pella Dutch,''' also known as '''Iowa Dutch''', is a dialect of the ] spoken in ].


Pella Dutch's origins began with the migration of a group of 800 Dutch settlers under the leadership of Dominie (Reverend) H. P. Scholte in 1847. Pella Dutch's origins began with the migration of a group of 800 Dutch settlers under the leadership of Dominee (Reverend) H. P. Scholte in 1847.


In 1860, the Pella Weekblad, Pella's first ] newspaper, debuted. The paper continued to be published weekly until 1941.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Webber|first=Phillip|date=October 8-9, 1981|title=AN ETHNO-SOCIOLINGUISTIC STUDY OF PELLA DUTCH|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O9jZGwAACAAJ|journal=Association for the Advancement of Dutch-American Studies|pages=2, 5}}</ref> In 1860, the Pella Weekblad, Pella's first ] newspaper, debuted. The paper continued to be published weekly until 1941.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Webber|first=Phillip|date=October 8–9, 1981|title=AN ETHNO-SOCIOLINGUISTIC STUDY OF PELLA DUTCH|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O9jZGwAACAAJ|journal=Association for the Advancement of Dutch-American Studies|pages=2, 5}}</ref>


Language use was strongly impacted by Governor William L. Harding's controversial 1917 ], which banned the speaking of languages other than ] in public.<ref name=":0" /> Language use was strongly affected by Governor William L. Harding's controversial 1917 ], which banned the speaking of languages other than English in public.<ref name=":0" />

⚫ Semi-speakers of the dialect have been attested as recently as 2011.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Weber|first=Philip E.|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/book/2656|title=Pella Dutch: Portrait of a Language in an Iowa Community, An Expanded Edition|date=2011|publisher=University of Iowa Press|isbn=978-1-60938-066-3|location=Iowa City}}</ref>


⚫ Semi-speakers of the dialect have been attested as recently as 2011.<ref name="weber">{{Cite book|last=Weber|first=Philip E.|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/book/2656|title=Pella Dutch: Portrait of a Language in an Iowa Community, An Expanded Edition|date=2011|publisher=University of Iowa Press|isbn=978-1-60938-066-3|location=Iowa City}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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Dutch dialect spoken in Pella, Iowa, USA

Pella Dutch
Pella Nederlands
Native toPella, Iowa, United States
Native speakerssome
Language familyIndo-European
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
GlottologNone
Location of Pella, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°24′N 92°55′W / 41.400°N 92.917°W / 41.400; -92.917

Pella Dutch, also known as Iowa Dutch, is a dialect of the Dutch language spoken in Pella, Iowa.

Pella Dutch's origins began with the migration of a group of 800 Dutch settlers under the leadership of Dominee (Reverend) H. P. Scholte in 1847.

In 1860, the Pella Weekblad, Pella's first Dutch language newspaper, debuted. The paper continued to be published weekly until 1941.

Language use was strongly affected by Governor William L. Harding's controversial 1917 Babel Proclamation, which banned the speaking of languages other than English in public.

Semi-speakers of the dialect have been attested as recently as 2011.

References

  1. ^ Weber, Philip E. (2011). Pella Dutch: Portrait of a Language in an Iowa Community, An Expanded Edition. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press. ISBN 978-1-60938-066-3.
  2. ^ Webber, Phillip (October 8–9, 1981). "AN ETHNO-SOCIOLINGUISTIC STUDY OF PELLA DUTCH". Association for the Advancement of Dutch-American Studies: 2, 5.
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