Material Witness
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mamm — mom
mammi — grandmother, informal
naerfich — nervous
narrisch — crazy
nein — no
onkel — uncle
Ordnung — set of rules for Amish living
rumspringa — running around; time before an Amish young person has officially joined the church, provides a bridge between childhood and adulthood
schweschder — sister
was iss letz — what is wrong
wunderbaar — wonderful
ya — yes
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Material Witness
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Chapman, Vannetta.
Material witness / Vannetta Chapman.
p. cm.—(A Shipshewana Amish mystery; bk. 3)
ISBN 978-0-310-33045-5
1. Amish — Fiction. 2. Shipshewana (Ind.)—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3603.H3744M38 2012
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