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In reply to the discussion: What is the most common language spoken in each state, apart from English or Spanish? [View all]IDemo
(16,926 posts)21. I would bet there are more Basque speakers than German in Idaho
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We have the largest Basque population outside of the Iberian peninsula and I have heard the language spoken many times over the 45 years I've lived here, including by Boise's Basque mayor Dave Bieter. I have never once heard a native German speaker (excepting of course the year my family lived in Germany over 50 years ago).
Edit for more info - The largest concentration of Basque Americans is in the Boise, Idaho, area, where approximately 15,000 Basque Americans live.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_diaspora#cite_note-13
There is zero chance that even a fraction of that many native Germans live here. This makes me think that anyone who made it through high school German or a tour of duty in Germany answered as such for the census.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_diaspora#cite_note-13
There is zero chance that even a fraction of that many native Germans live here. This makes me think that anyone who made it through high school German or a tour of duty in Germany answered as such for the census.
http://vimeo.com/56008007
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What is the most common language spoken in each state, apart from English or Spanish? [View all]
Jesus Malverde
Sep 2014
OP
I didn't realize that the most common language outside of English and Spanish is German
cali
Sep 2014
#1
Isn't the map showing Portuguese for Massachusetts? Or is Massachusetts not considered northern NE?
merrily
Sep 2014
#6
When DH and I were traveling the States, we were amazed at all the little German
Cleita
Sep 2014
#10
They're mostly Scots-Irish and Anglo, and descended from pioneers, from all I've read.....of those..
AverageJoe90
Sep 2014
#30
People of British heritage who consider themselves the only true Americans
NutmegYankee
Sep 2014
#36
Until recently it was common to hear Portuguese in East Cambridge & Somerville e. of Union Square
Gormy Cuss
Sep 2014
#18
There is a large Brazilian population in Framingham and you would hear Portuguese there.
Tanuki
Sep 2014
#24
Well, please understand I'm only going on personal experience, although.........
socialist_n_TN
Sep 2014
#56
Very interesting map. I didn't know Polish was the third most common language in Illinois.
Louisiana1976
Sep 2014
#28
I see my State-Department friend was right about the hidden resettlement programs between 1970-1990.
kelliekat44
Sep 2014
#48