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Texas German is a dialect of the German language that is spoken by descendants of German immigrants who settled in the Texas Hill Country region in the mid-19th century. These immigrants founded the towns of New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Schulenburg, Weimar, and Comfort. Most German Texans continued to speak German in their homes and communities, aided by an influx of Germans leaving Europe due to both World Wars. Due to the growth of these communities during World War I and World War II, Texas German speakers drifted towards Standard German and English, and few passed the language to their descendants.

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  • Texas German is a dialect of the German language that is spoken by descendants of German immigrants who settled in the Texas Hill Country region in the mid-19th century. These immigrants founded the towns of New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Schulenburg, Weimar, and Comfort. Most German Texans continued to speak German in their homes and communities, aided by an influx of Germans leaving Europe due to both World Wars. Due to the growth of these communities during World War I and World War II, Texas German speakers drifted towards Standard German and English, and few passed the language to their descendants.
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  • Indo-European
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  • Texas German
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  • ~15,000, declining
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  • Texas German is a dialect of the German language that is spoken by descendants of German immigrants who settled in the Texas Hill Country region in the mid-19th century. These immigrants founded the towns of New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Schulenburg, Weimar, and Comfort. Most German Texans continued to speak German in their homes and communities, aided by an influx of Germans leaving Europe due to both World Wars. Due to the growth of these communities during World War I and World War II, Texas German speakers drifted towards Standard German and English, and few passed the language to their descendants. The dialect is growing extinct, as it is now spoken almost exclusively by a few elderly German Texans, whereas their children tend to speak more Standard German than Texas German. Currently, Dr. Hans Boas at the University of Texas is recording and studying the dialect, building on research originally performed by Glenn Gilbert in the 1960s.
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