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en-wikipedia-org-1599		German language in the United States - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	4237	678	68	German language in the United States Wikipedia Around 1.06 million people in the United States speak the German language.[6] It is the second most spoken language in North Dakota (1.39% of its population).[7] In 16 states, it is the most spoken language other than English and Spanish.[8] After the First World War, German lost its position as the second most widely spoken language in the United States.[9][10] Main article: Pennsylvania German language An urban legend, sometimes called the Muhlenberg legend after Frederick Muhlenberg, states that English only narrowly defeated German as the U.S. official language. Structure of German Language Acquisition by state[edit] German language schools[edit] American German Language "Some states mandated English as the exclusive language of instruction in the public schools, while Pennsylvania and Ohio in 1839 were first in allowing German as an official alternative, even requiring it on parental demand".	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1599.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1599.txt