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Alemán Coloneiro

Alemán Coloneiro, or Colonia Tovar, is an Alemannic language derived from southern dialects of German.

The language, which is not intelligible with Standard German, is spoken by the descendants of German settlers in Venezuela. Most speakers also know Spanish, and their language has also some Spanish loanwords.

External link

Ethnologue report for Alemán Coloneiro



07-14-2008 23:18:10
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