Barossa German
Barossa German (German: Barossadeutsch or Barossa-Deutsch) is a dialect of German, predominantly spoken in the Barossa Valley region of South Australia. The prominent South Australian writer, Colin Thiele (1920–2006), whose grandparents were German immigrants, referred to "Barossa-Deutsch" as: "that quaintly inbred and hybrid language evolved from a century of linguistic isolation". It takes its name from the Barossa Valley, where many German people settled during the 19th century. Some words from Barossa German have entered South Australian English.
| Barossa German | |
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| Barossadeutsch, Barossa-Deutsch | |
German text in the Gruenberg Lutheran church at Moculta. | |
| Region | Barossa Valley, South Australia |
| Ethnicity | German Australians |
Indo-European
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Writing system | German alphabet |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| IETF | de-u-sd-ausa |
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