Hiwwe wie Driwwe
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Hiwwe wie Driwwe, which means "Over here as over there" (cf. German Hüben wie Drüben), is the title of the only existing Pennsylvania German language
newspaper. Since 1997 the publication is distributed twice a year. More than 100 Pennsylvania German authors have already contributed pieces of prose, poems and newspaper articles. The publisher and editor is Dr. Michael Werner (Ober-Olm
, Germany), who also served as president of the German-Pennsylvanian Association
between 2003 and 2010. On their websites, one can find poems, stories, videos and lessons in the dialect.
Pennsylvania German language
The Pennsylvania German language is a variety of West Central German possibly spoken by more than 250,000 people in North America...
newspaper. Since 1997 the publication is distributed twice a year. More than 100 Pennsylvania German authors have already contributed pieces of prose, poems and newspaper articles. The publisher and editor is Dr. Michael Werner (Ober-Olm
Ober-Olm
Ober-Olm is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Neighbouring municipalities :...
, Germany), who also served as president of the German-Pennsylvanian Association
German-Pennsylvanian Association
The German-Pennsylvanian Association is an organization founded 2003 in the Rheinhessen area of Ober-Olm in Germany dedicated to cultural exchange and research involving the Pennsylvania Dutch language and people...
between 2003 and 2010. On their websites, one can find poems, stories, videos and lessons in the dialect.