What term describes the distinctive dialect of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, spoken primarily by the Amish and Old Order Mennonites, which is actually a variety of German rather than Dutch?

• A Yiddish
• B Plautdietsch
• C Pennsylvania German ✓
• D Swiss German

Pennsylvania German (Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch) evolved from Palatine German dialects brought by 18th-century immigrants and is spoken by over 300,000 people, primarily in religious communities.