WIKITONGUES: Jakob speaking Zipser German

This video is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionShareAlike 4. 0 International license. To download a copy, please contact This video was recorded by Robert Keresztesy in ClujNapoca, Cluj, Romania. Zipser German is a Germanic dialect that developed in the Upper Zips region of what is now Slovakia, among settlers coming from central Germany starting in the 13th century. A small community of speakers in Hopgarten (or Chmelnica) remains, after most were expelled during, after WWII; their dialect is referred to as Outzäpsersch (Old Zipserish). The genealogy of the language is unclear. Glottolog classifies Old Zipserish within the Lower Silesian group, along with other dialects near Poland. However, it is heavily influenced by Bavarian, and could potentially be a dialect thereof. Help us caption translate this video