Languages of the United States
The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English, which is the de facto national language. In addition, 32 U.S. states out of 50 and all five U.S. territories have declared English as an official language. The great majority of the U.S. population speaks only English at home. The remainder of the population speaks many other languages at home, most notably Spanish, according to the American Community Survey (ACS) of the U.S. Census Bureau; others include indigenous languages originally spoken by Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and native populations in the U.S. unincorporated territories. Other languages were brought in by people from Europe, Africa, Asia, other parts of the Americas, and Oceania, including multiple dialects, creole languages, pidgin languages, and sign languages originating in what is now the United States. Interlingua, an international auxiliary language, was also created in the U.S.
A trash can in Seattle labeled in four languages: English, Chinese, Vietnamese (written as "rร c" instead of "rรกc"), and Spanish. Basura also exists as a loanword in Tagalog, spoken in the city.
The New York City Metropolitan Area, including Central New Jersey as well as Long Island and Staten Island in New York, is home to the largest Tamil American population.
Pennsylvania Dutch language
Pennsylvania Dutch, sometimes referred to as Pennsylvania German, is a variation of Palatine German spoken by the Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Amish, Mennonites, Fancy Dutch, and other related groups in the United States and Canada. There are approximately 300,000 native speakers of Pennsylvania Dutch in the United States and Canada.
An example of Pennsylvania High German in Palatine Fraktur: ("...๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐."; "...first I must ask, that you excuse my German, for my Hochdeutsch sounds a bit Pennsylvanian.")
Pennsylvania Dutch writer Henry Harbaugh
Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1845
Pennsylvania Dutch arts history in Pennsylvania Dutch language