German, Colonia Tovar

A language of Venezuela

ISO 639: gct
Alternate Names: Alemán Coloniero, Patois
Population: 1,500 (2009 H. Collin). Ethnic population: 6,000.
Location:: Aragua state: southwest of Caracas.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Upper German, Alemannic
Dialects: Developed from Alemannisch [gsw] (Oberdeutsch) of 1843 under the influence of many other dialects of south Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Not intelligible with Standard German [deu]; may be close to Alsatian dialect of Swiss German [gsw] in France.
Language Use: Adults only. Shifting to Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Radio. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about German, Colonia Tovar
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Aragua state: southwest of Caracas.