Yuma German language

Yuma German (Jumadaitsch, Daitsch) is a variety of spoken by  groups in eastern Rio Blanco, mainly Yuma and El Paso, closely related to the Palatine dialects.

Comparisons with Standard German
As in Standard German, Yuma German uses three genders (masculine, feminine and neuter). Pronouns inflect for four cases, as in Standard German, but the nominative and accusative articles and adjective endings are the same, e.g., "der" in Yuma German does not become "den", unlike in High German. The construction of a sentence is more similar to English than to Standard German.

Vowels

 * /œ/ > /o/ Example: Köpfe > Kof
 * /ɛ/ > /æ/ Example: täglich ([ˈtɛːklɪç] > [ˈtæːglɪx])
 * /øː/ > /oʊ/ Example: schön > schoon
 * /ʏ/ > /ʊ/ Example: dünn > dun
 * /yː/ > /uː/ Example: Kühe > Kuhe
 * /aʊ/ > /ɒ/ Example: auch > och
 * /ɔɪ/ > /aɪ/ Example: neu > nai
 * /aɪ/ > /ɛɪ/ Example: Reise > Ryze
 * final /iː/ that corresponds with German /ə/ > /ɐ/ (in some speakers only, and generally only with feminine and plural endings): eine gute Frau (Middle High German: eine gutiu Frouwe) > aine gute Fro. Generally mute if preceded by a vowel.

Consonants

 * final /n/ generally disappears, including in infinitives. Example: waschen [ˈva.ʃən] > wasche [ˈva.ʃə]
 * /pf/ > /f/ Example: Pfarrer [ˈpfaː.rər] > Farrer [ˈfaː.rɐ]
 * final /r/ > /ɐ/ Example: Herz > Haats.
 * /r/ in all other positions was originally gutturalized (/ʀ̥/). Today most speakers have migrated to have an American /ɹ/.
 * final /t/ and /d/ generally disappear. Example: er antwortet > er antworta
 * /s/ is never voiced (always like the first ⟨s⟩ in the English Susie, never like the second).
 * final /ts/ > /s/ with some speakers. Example: [ˈhoːlts] > [ˈhoːls]
 * final /ŋ/ > /n/ Example: [ˈtsuːˌnaɪɡʊŋ] > [ˈtsuːˌnɛɪɡʊn]
 * final /gt/ or /kt/ > /t/ with some speakers. Example: [ˈhoːlts] > [ˈhoːls]
 * mute  is generally dropped. Example: sehen > zeen
 * final /ç/ > /x/ with most speakers. Example: [mɪlç] > [mɪlx]

Lord's Prayer
¹Contraption of unz unzer ("us our"), applied for euphonic reasons. Pronounced /ˌʊnzɛˈɐ/.