What languages would my great grandparents have spoken?
Hi,
I'm hoping to come up with a definitive list of the languages my great grandparents would have spoken. They all came to New York after World War I, from the late 1910's to the mid 1920's. I believe they would have spoken Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, German (and probably the Bavarian dialect also), Yiddish, Hungarian and, some English. Please let me know if you believe I'm leaving anything out or if anything should be taken away. Below are the list of places they were from and info I have gathered pertaining to what languages they may have spoken. This is just a personal curiosity of mine in researching the linguistic diversity of the country a century ago, especially as it pertains to my ancestors. Any help would be much appreciated.
Best,
Hunter
Gura Humorului, Bukovina, Romania (part of Austria-Hungary before 1917)
Also Gura Humora, hometown of paternal grandmother's father
Nuremberg, Germany
Hometown of paternal grandmother's mother - earlier Kingdom of Bavaria - probably spoke Bavrian dialect in addition to German
Smila, Cherkassy, Ukraine (then Russian Empire)
Hometown of paternal grandfather's parents - Ukraine became a republic in 1917, before part of Russian Empire
Mariupol, Ukraine (then Russian Empire)
Hometown of maternal grandfather's father - historically high Greek population, but not sure if non-ethnic Greeks would have spoke Greek - Ukraine became a republic in 1917, before part of Russian Empire
Poltusk, Poland
Hometown of maternal grandmother's parents - Part of Russian Empire, when Poland was taken over after Napoleon's defeat by Russia, 1815-1918
EDIT: I forgot about this thread here with language documents of my great great grandparents from a few years ago.
I'm hoping to come up with a definitive list of the languages my great grandparents would have spoken. They all came to New York after World War I, from the late 1910's to the mid 1920's. I believe they would have spoken Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, German (and probably the Bavarian dialect also), Yiddish, Hungarian and, some English. Please let me know if you believe I'm leaving anything out or if anything should be taken away. Below are the list of places they were from and info I have gathered pertaining to what languages they may have spoken. This is just a personal curiosity of mine in researching the linguistic diversity of the country a century ago, especially as it pertains to my ancestors. Any help would be much appreciated.
Best,
Hunter
Gura Humorului, Bukovina, Romania (part of Austria-Hungary before 1917)
Also Gura Humora, hometown of paternal grandmother's father
Nuremberg, Germany
Hometown of paternal grandmother's mother - earlier Kingdom of Bavaria - probably spoke Bavrian dialect in addition to German
Smila, Cherkassy, Ukraine (then Russian Empire)
Hometown of paternal grandfather's parents - Ukraine became a republic in 1917, before part of Russian Empire
Mariupol, Ukraine (then Russian Empire)
Hometown of maternal grandfather's father - historically high Greek population, but not sure if non-ethnic Greeks would have spoke Greek - Ukraine became a republic in 1917, before part of Russian Empire
Poltusk, Poland
Hometown of maternal grandmother's parents - Part of Russian Empire, when Poland was taken over after Napoleon's defeat by Russia, 1815-1918
EDIT: I forgot about this thread here with language documents of my great great grandparents from a few years ago.