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Yiddish is primarily a dialect of German spelled out in Hebrew letters. But there are a lot of words that have Hebrew origins, and origins in other languages like Polish, Russian, etc. You might find it of some interest to know there is a similar kind of language -- "Ladeeno" which is a Spanish version.
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β 11y agoIt is estimated that about 2 million people speak Yiddish as their native language, while 11 million people speak it as a second language.
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What is potato in different languages?
Hebrew = tapu'akh adamah (תפוח אדמה) Spanish = papa Yiddish = bulba (בולבע)
The Yiddish type of what language?
Yiddish is a Germanic Language. It is a Jewish dialect of Low German, that also includes many borrowed words from Slavic languages and Hebrew.
What languages were spoken in CheΕm before the holocaust?
The most widely spoken languages of Chełm, Poland were Yiddish, Polish, and Russian.Today, the majority of Yiddish speakers live in Israel, the Americas, and South Africa.
What languages are spoken in Yiddish?
Yiddish is the only language spoken in Yiddish. Just like English is the only language spoken in English.
What languages developed in Jewish communities of Eastern Europe?
Several languages developed, but the most popular by far was the language of Yiddish, which was very widely used in the Pale of Settlement in Poland as well as other parts of Eastern Europe. It was estimated that 17% of the Polish population of 1939 spoke Yiddish as their mother tongue. Answer 2 The language that developed in the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe is called Yiddish. Since the Jews from many different countries needed a way to effectively communicate, they took parts of their native languages and combined them to form Yiddish. The largest population spoke German, so the majority of the Yiddish words are German. There is also a mix of French, Italian, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Romanian and several other languages.
What language developed in the Jewish communities of the eastern Europe?
Several languages developed, but the most popular by far was the language of Yiddish, which was very widely used in the Pale of Settlement in Poland as well as other parts of Eastern Europe. It was estimated that 17% of the Polish population of 1939 spoke Yiddish as their mother tongue. Answer 2 The language that developed in the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe is called Yiddish. Since the Jews from many different countries needed a way to effectively communicate, they took parts of their native languages and combined them to form Yiddish. The largest population spoke German, so the majority of the Yiddish words are German. There is also a mix of French, Italian, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Romanian and several other languages.
What languages are in the 'West Germanic' category?
Many, but the more important are English, Dutch, Afrikaans, German, Frisian and Yiddish.
What language developed in the communities of Eastern Europe?
Several languages developed, but the most popular by far was the language of Yiddish, which was very widely used in the Pale of Settlement in Poland as well as other parts of Eastern Europe. It was estimated that 17% of the Polish population of 1939 spoke Yiddish as their mother tongue. Answer 2 The language that developed in the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe is called Yiddish. Since the Jews from many different countries needed a way to effectively communicate, they took parts of their native languages and combined them to form Yiddish. The largest population spoke German, so the majority of the Yiddish words are German. There is also a mix of French, Italian, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Romanian and several other languages.
How many languages in Scandinavia?
6 languges (3 major): Danish, Norwegian, Sami, Kven, Swedish, Modern Gutnish4 minority languages: German, Romani, Finnish, Yiddish
What three languages did most Jews speak?
English, Hebrew, and Yiddish.
How do you say the number 7 in different languages?
Arabic = saba3 Catalán = set German = sieben Hebrew = sheva (שבע) Spanish = siete Yiddish = zieben
What language did people use during the Holocaust?
Generally, Jews from Western and Central Europe spoke the languages of the countries they lived in (such as German in the case of German and Austrian Jews, French in the case of French Jews), and many East European Jews spoke Yiddish.
