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Hoi! It's german, but a more northern dialect (Palatinate): compare https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Houptsyte with https://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haaptblatt

(note that most L1 speakers of Pennsylvania Dutch have religious reasons not to use the internet, let alone wikis, so I have no idea who contributes to the latter)

If you have blue/yellow tractors in your neighbourhood, see https://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Holland_Machine_Company

The Amish who originally came from the Bern area eventually (over several generations) wound up in Pennsylvania because they refused military service and hence had to emigrate; I guess they didn't have Zivildienst back then.

PS. compare the Züri equivalent to the groundhog: https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/zuerich/detonation-im-video-nac...

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> I have no idea who contributes to the latter

Probably the people mentioned last in the following extract from https://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsilfaanisch_Deitsch — a few Lutherans and Reform and others who learned the language as children.

> Die Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch Schprooch ..., iss en Schprooch, ass gschwetzt watt bei verleicht 300,000 Leit ... S'menscht vun die Schwetzer sinn heit Amische un Fuhremennischte, wu Deitsch aa heit noch schwetze zu ihre Kinner, awwer's hot aa en latt Luthrische un Reformierte un Leit vun en Wisch annre Gmeeschafte, wu die Mudderschprooch noch gschwetzt henn, dieweil ass sie Kinner waare.