Language name and location: Pennsylvania Dutch, USA, Canada [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区宾夕法尼亚州德语( 宾州德语) / 宾州荷兰语, , 加拿大

 

1. eens [ʔeːns]

21. eenunzwanzig [ˈʔeːnʊnˌt͡sβant͡sɪç]       

2. zwee [t͡sβeː]

22. zweeunzwanzig [ˈt͡sβeːʔʊnˌt͡sβant͡sɪç]  

3. drei [draɪ]/[drɛː]

23. *see below

4. vier [fiːɐ̯]

24. vierunzwanzig [ˈfiːɐ̯ʔʊnˌt͡sβant͡sɪç]   

5. fimf [fɪmf]

25. fimfunzwanzig [ˈfimfʊnˌt͡sβant͡sɪç]  

6. sechs [sɛks]

26. sechsunzwanzig [ˈsɛksʊnˌt͡sβant͡sɪç]   

7. siwwe [sɪβə]

27. siwweunzwanzig [ˈsɪβəʔʊnˌt͡sβant͡sɪç]   

8. acht [ʔaχt]

28. achtunzwanzig [ˈʔaχtʊnˌt͡sβant͡sɪç]  

9. nein [naɪn]/[nɛːn] 

29. **see below   

10. zehe [t͡sə] 

30. dreissig [ˈdraɪsɪç]/[ˈdrɛːsɪç]

11. elf [ʔɛlf] 

40. vatzig [ˈfat͡sɪç]

12. zwelf [t͡sβɛlf] 

50. fuffzig [ˈfʊft͡sɪç]

13. dreizeh [ˈdraɪt͡seː]/[ˈdrɛːt͡seː] 

60. sechzig [ˈsɛçt͡sɪç] 

14. vazeh [ˈfat͡s] 

70. siwwezig [ˈsɪβət͡sɪç] 

15. fuffzeh [ˈfʊft͡seː] 

80. achtzig [ˈʔaχt͡sɪç] 

16. sechzeh [ˈsɛçt͡seː] 

90. neinzig [ˈnaɪnt͡sɪç]/[ˈnɛːnt͡sɪç]

17. siwwezeh [ˈsɪβət͡seː] 

100. hunnert [ˈhʊnɐ̯t] 

18. achtzeh [ˈʔaχt͡seː] 

200, 400, 800.  ***see below

19. neinzeh [ˈnaɪnt͡seː]/[ˈnɛːnt͡seː] 

1000. dausend [ˈdaːsənt] 

20. zwanzig [ˈt͡sβant͡sɪç]  

2000. zwee dausend [ˈt͡sβeː ˈdaːsənt]  

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Mark L. Louden, Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic, College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA, July, 24, 2019

供资料的语言学家Prof. Mark L. Louden, 2019 年 7 月 24 日

 

Other comments: Pennsylvania Dutch (Pennsylvania German) is currently spoken by between 350,000 and 400,000 people in 31 US states and four Canadian provinces, as well as in small communities in Belize and Argentina. Virtually all speakers of the language are members of Amish or Old Order Mennonite communities.

Pennsylvania Dutch numbers for 23, 29, 200, 400 and 800:

*     23. dreiunzwanzig [ˈdraɪʔʊnˌt͡sβant͡sɪç]/[ˈdrɛːʔʊnˌt͡sβantsɪç]

**   29. neinunzwanzig [ˈnaɪnʊnˌt͡sβant͡sɪç]/[ˈnɛːnʊnˌt͡sβant͡sɪç]

*** 200. zwee hunnert [ˈt͡sβeː ˈhʊnɐ̯t], 400. vier hunnert [ˈfiːɐ ˈhʊnɐ̯t],

      800. acht hunnert [ˈʔaχt ˈhʊnɐ̯t]

Notes:

1. The alternate name for Pennsylvania Dutch is Pennsylvania German.

2. The forms with [ɛː] instead of [aɪ] are part of the Midwestern Amish subvariety of

 Pennsylvania Dutch has a decimal system. Pennsylvania Dutch. 


 

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