Plautdietsch

Plautdietsch (or Mennonite Low German) is a language my wife grew up with as a child. Although I don't understand much spoken Low German, I can make out quite a few words from written texts. There is a good linguistic description of Plautdietsch on this  Wikipedia page.

A few years ago I provided technical consulting to a Plautdietsch dictionary project which resulted in a unilingual dictionary of over 17,000 words being printed. I have now published a bilingual version of that lexicon here which includes an English-Plautdietsch index and a category view similar to a thesaurus. A sample of it is found below.

äaje   [ɛajə] pron. hers, theirs. De Dochta äa Oafgoot es daut äaje. The daughter her inheritance is hers. Note: same as äa Category: 9.2.3. Pronouns.

Äajd   [ɛajd] n.f. Pl: Äajden. harrow. Category: 6.2.2.2. Plow a field.

äajden   [ɛajdən] v.w. harrow. Category: 6.2.2.2. Plow a field.

Äajdakjs   [ɛajdaːcs] n.f. Pl: Äajdakjsen. salamander; lizard. Category: 1.6.1.3.2. Lizard, 1.6.1.4. Amphibian.

Äajdakjsel   [ɛajdaːcsəl] n.m. Pl: Äajdakjsels. lizard; salamander; newt; eft. Category: 1.6.1.3.2. Lizard, 1.6.1.4. Amphibian.

Äajdjelenkj   [ɛajʝəlɛɲc] n.n. Pl: Äajdjelenkja. a section of a harrow.

äajdwinjen   [ɛajdvɪɲən] v.s. swirl (like dust around a windy corner); eddy; create a dust devil. Category: 1.3.1.3. River.

Äakjel   [ɛacəl] n.n. disgust; loathing; nausea; abomination. See: Jreiel. Category: 3.4.2.1.3. Disgusted, 3.4.2.1.2. Hate, detest, 2.5.2.3. Stomach illness.

äakjlen   [ɛaclən] v.w. loathe; detest; abhor; feel disgusted. See: aufschuen. Category: 3.4.2.1.2. Hate, detest.

äakjelhauft   [ɛacɛlhɔuft] adj. loathsome; distasteful; repulsive; nauseous; abominable. See: äakjlich; oppscheislich. Category: 3.4.2.1.3. Disgusted, 3.4.2.1.1. Dislike, 2.5.2.3. Stomach illness, 2.3.1.8.2. Ugly, 3.4.2.1.2. Hate, detest.

äakjlich   [ɛacliç] adj. Variant: äakjelhauft. loathing; repulsive; distasteful. Category: 3.4.2.1.2. Hate, detest, 3.4.2.1.3. Disgusted.

Äakjlichkjeit   [ɛacliçcɛit] n.f. abhorrence. See: Aufschu. Category: 3.4.2.1.2. Hate, detest, 3.4.2.1.3. Disgusted.

Äara   [ɛaɾʌ] adj. her (formal use); hers. Äa Oabeida kjemt met Äaren Maun, Äare Dochta un Äa Pieet. Her servant is coming with her husband, her daughter and her horse. De Frulied äa Leida (äare Leidasch), äare Kjäakjsche (äare Kjäakjsches) un äa Buak (äare Bieekja) komen morjen. The women their leader, their cook, and their book come tomorrow. Ekj jeef de Kjinja jieda een Stock un Marie haft äaren root jeforwen. I gave the children each a stick, and Marie has painted hers red. Category: 9.2.3. Pronouns.

Recently I also assisted with the development of another website featuring Plautdietsch stories available for download.