What is the head of a Hutterite colony called?

What is the head of a Hutterite colony called?

Most Hutterites are descended from these latter 400. Named for the leader of each group (the Schmiedeleut, Dariusleut and Lehrerleut, leut being based on the German word for people), they settled initially in the Dakota Territory.

How do Hutterite colonies split?

A: A colony divides once its population reaches 120, or when it can financially afford to divide. The colony usually has two ministers, and members negotiate to decide who follows which minister. They either draw lots or reach a consensus to decide which group moves. Accountants are hired to divide the assets.

Is Low German a language?

Low German (Plattdeutsch, or Niederdeutsch) Low German, with no single modern literary standard, is the spoken language of the lowlands of northern Germany. It developed from Old Saxon and the Middle Low German speech of the citizens of the Hanseatic League.

What does the term Low German mean?

1 : the German dialects of northern Germany especially as used since the end of the medieval period : plattdeutsch. 2 : the West Germanic languages other than High German.

Do all Mennonites speak German?

You may know that Pennsylvania German, also known as Pennsylvania Dutch (PD), is the primary language of most Amish and conservative Mennonite communities living in the United States today.

Can Mennonites understand German?

It depends, as everyone says. There are many Mennonite communities in the US and Canada that speak their own dialect, but then teach their children High German and English in schools. I knew one graduate student who worked with some of their communities when I was an undergrad.

What type of German do Mennonites speak?

Plautdietsch (pronounced [ˈplaʊt. ditʃ]), Plauttdietsch or Mennonite Low German, is a Low Prussian dialect of East Low German with Dutch influence that developed in the 16th and 17th centuries in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia.