Plautdietsch

• Alternate names: Low German, Mennonite German, Mennoniten Platt Also: in Belize -- German, Mennonite German; in Bolivia -- German, Mennonite German; in Brazil -- Low German, Mennonite German; in Costa Rica -- Low German, Mennonite German; in Kazakhstan -- Low German; in Mexico -- Low German, Mennonite German; in Paraguay -- Low German; in United States -- Low German, Mennonite German
• Scriptures published: Bible (2003) New Testament (1987) Portions (1984--1987)
• Literacy: Literacy rate in second language: 95%
• Primary country: Canada
• Region: Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia
• Also used in: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Germany, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Paraguay, Russian Federation, United States, Uruguay
• Religion: Christian
• Number of users: 394,900 (80,000; 6,900; 60,000; 8,000; 2,000; 50,000 in Kazakhstan (1986); 40,000 in Mexico (1996); 40,000; 12,000 in United States (2000))

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Faith Comes by Hearing:
• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Plautdietsch
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Plautdietsch on the web
• Joshua Project: Plautdietsch — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Plautdietsch — detailed linguistic information.