Product Description
The
Mennonite Low German Dictionary is the most extensive reference work to date on the vital language of thousands of Mennonites in places as far flung as Russia, Canada, and Latin America. It provides a concise history and grammar of the language and more than twenty-five thousand entriesfrom
Äajdatjs (lizard) to
Resse’rieta (prankster) to
Zyreen (siren)taken from everyday speech, popular sayings, and literature. This reference work offers a fascinating view of the history and present state of Mennonite Low German, which, unlike most minority and immigrant languages, continues to thrive and grow.
Distributed for the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, University of WisconsinMadison
About the Author
Jack Thiessen, emeritus professor of German at the University of Winnipeg, coauthored
Mennonitische Namen/Mennonite Names with Victor Peters and is the author of
Mennonitische Jeschichten, a collection of short stories. He is considered one of the leading contemporary writers in Mennonite Low German.