Can Mennonites speak high german well?

Mennonites, one of the many groups of German-speaking immigrants in Canada. ... called Plautdietsch, High German has been widely used in Russian Mennonite ... German. read more

There are many Mennonite communities in the US and Canada that speak their own dialect, but then teach their children High German and English in schools. I knew one graduate student who worked with some of their communities when I was an undergrad. read more

Conservative Mennonite groups, who speak Pennsylvania German, Plautdietsch (Low German), or Bernese German fit well into the definition of an ethnic group, while more liberal groups and converts in developing countries do not. read more