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Alemán Coloneiro

Alemán Coloneiro, or Colonia Tovar, is an Alemannic language derived from southern dialects of German.

The language, which is not intelligible with Standard German, is spoken by the descendants of German settlers in Venezuela. Most speakers also know Spanish.

External link Ethnologue report for Alemán Coloneiro (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=GCT)

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