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Mennonite Low German (MLG) = Plautdietsch. Contrast Volga German.

MLG1a MLG1b historical Prussian LG1c Standard German English
ätj2 3, etj4 /ɛtʲ/
(older: äk)3
ekj eck, öck ich I
Boom5 /boːm/ Boom Bōm Baum tree
Breef5 /breɪf/ Breef Brēf Brief letter
daut5 daut dat das that
de de de die the
flekjt4 flickt flicks
Fletj5 Flekj Feld Feld field
Foatjel5 /fɔatʲ-/ Farkel Ferkel
Fru5
(orig. Molotschna:) 1
(orig. Chortitza:) 1,3
Fru Frū Frau woman
Haatjs5 Hakjs (Hexe) Hexe
Hüüs5, Hüs6
(orig. Chortitza:) 3
(orig. Molotschna:) 3
Hus Hūs Haus house
(Ies)
3
Iess Īs Eis ice
jintj5 ging ging went
3 kloppen kloppe(n) klopfen beat, knock
Kopp5 Kopp Kopp Kopf head
Maltj4,5,6 /maːltʲ/ Malkj Melk
(Mölch)
Milch milk
moake2 /mɔa-/, jemoakt5 moaken , jemoakt moake(n), gemoakt machen, gemacht make, made
Moakjt4 (spelling?) Moakjt (Marcht, Mārcht) Markt market
3 Pieet Pērd Pferd horse
ritj5 rikj rīk reich rich
~1 sieekjen
säkjen
sēke(n) suchen seek
Steen5 /steɪn/(?) Steen Stēn Stein stone
Tjäehj5 Kjieej
Kjäj
Kühe cows
Tjalwa5 Kjalwa (Kälwer) Kälber calves
-tje -kje -ke -chen (diminutive suffix)
tjeepe5 kjeepen kēpen kaufen buy
Tjind5
3
Kjint Kind Kind kid
tjitje5 kjikjen kicke(n) (kīke(n)) gucken, schauen keek
Tjleed5,6 Kjleet Klēd Kleid dress
tjleen5 kjlien
kjleen
klēn klein small
Tjneppel5 Kjneppel Knöppel Knüppel club, cudgel
tjöanig5 /tʲɔan-/ kernig, stark
Tjoatje(n)6
~1 (/tʲɔatʲ-/)
Kjoakjen Körche(n) Kirchen churches
Tjrich5 Kjrich (Krīg, Krēg) Krieg war
ut5
(orig. Molotschna:) 1
(orig. Chortitza:) 1
ut ūt aus out
weetj5 wieekj (wēk) weich soft
wi5 wie wir we
Wien6 Wien Wīn Wein wine
Loanwords include the subjunctive particle be, from бы (by) (contrast standard German würde(n)); hence Russian Mennonite Low German "ätj be moake ..." in place of standard German "ich würde ... machen", "I would make ...".2
Sample Russian Mennonite Low German sentences:5
  • Wan daut Hüüs eescht foadig es, dann saul daut gauns ütjestaalt.
    (German:) Wenn das Haus erst fertig ist, dann wird das ganz ausgestaltet (möbliert).
    (English:) Only when the house is finished, then it will be furnished.
  • Wou wi jebüüt habe, daut es schwaa to vetahle.
    (historical Prussian LG:) Wī wī gebūt hebbe, dat ös schwoar to vertelle.
    (German:) Wie wir gebaut haben, das ist schwer zu erzählen.
    (English:) How we built, that is hard to say.

Comparison

Comparison of a few Russian Mennonite Low German and Volga German words:

Russian MLG Volga German Standard German English
ätj /ɛtʲ/ ich /ɪç ~ ɪχ/ ich I
Boom /boːm/ Baam /baːm/ Baum tree
de die die the
Fru ~ Fraa /fraː/ Frau woman
Kopp Kopp Kopf head
Maltj /CVCC/ Milich /CVCVC/ Milch milk
Steen /-eɪ-/ Staan(h) /-aː-/ Stein stone
tjeepe /tʲeɪp-/ kaafe /kaːf-/, goufn /gaʊf-/ kaufen buy
wi /v-V/ meer /m-VC/ wir we

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