'Palatinate German' (''Pfälzisch''/''Pälzisch'') is a
West Franconian dialect of
German which is spoken in the Rhine Valley between the cities of
Zweibrücken,
Kaiserslautern, and
Mannheim.
Pennsylvania German, or Pennsylvania Dutch is descended primarily from the Palatine German dialects spoken by Germans who immigrated to North America from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries and who chose to maintain their native language.
Danube Swabians in
Croatia and
Serbia also use many elements of it.
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Modern German Dialects: PFÄLZISCH
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