ðə jˈuːs ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ hæd dᵻklˈaɪnd ɐmˌʌŋ dᵻsˈɛndənts ʌv sˈɛtlɚz ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən kˈoʊst, bˌʌt dᵻsˈɛndənts ʌv mˈoːɹ ɹˈiːsənt dʒˈɜːmən ˈɪmɪɡɹənts hˌuː ɚɹˈaɪvd ˈæftɚ ðə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənz ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ænd lˈeɪɾɚ wɜːɹ ɐfˈɛktᵻd.
The use of the German language had declined among descendants of settlers of the German coast, but descendants of more recent German immigrants who arrived after the Revolutions of 1848 and later were affected.