ðɛɹ ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə fˈækt ðætðə kɹˈɑːnɪkəl ɪz ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn hˈaɪ dʒˈɜːmən, ænd ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðə nˈaɪts hˌuː wɜːɹ ɪn lɪvˈoʊniə æt ðæt tˈaɪm wʊdhɐv spˈoʊkən lˈoʊ dʒˈɜːmən.
There is also the fact that the Chronicle is written in high German, and the majority of the knights who were in Livonia at that time would have spoken low German.