German Dialect in Texas

[Piipriker]

I live in the Texas Hill Country and it appears to me that German is fast disappearing. This weekend I will be visiting the town of Gruene. Unfortunately that name is now pronounced "green." I have never heard it said properly.

In the dialect of my home town the pronunciation "green" is absolutely correct, like the one example in the video.

Thanks Alex for sharing.

hejdå Jörg

[ShaunMaxwell]

I grew up in Brenham, Texas, about 70 miles west of Houston. Brenham is a very German town, and many of my classmates opted to take German as a foreign language, so that they could converse with their grandparents!

[cck]

In the dialect of my home town the pronunciation "green" is absolutely correct, like the one example in the video.

Thanks Alex for sharing.

hejdå Jörg

That is very interesting. Is "rot" pronounced "red" and " blau" pronounced "blue?"

[Piipriker]

That is very interesting. Is "rot" pronounced "red" and " blau" pronounced "blue?"

LOL, no

On the way to Hesse griin becomes grii (losing the n)
("ii" sounding like english "ee")

another one: über -> iwwer

salü Jörg