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Yiddish is a 'patois', an amalgam of the languages of all the nations in which the eastern European or 'Ashkenazic' Jews have been dispersed during the past thousand years or so. The single language that it resembles most is probably Renaissance German, but it also includes healthy portions of Hebrew, Russian, Polish, Slavic, and now, English.
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What is the origin of mema for grandma?
The term mema (may-ma) for a grandmother may be German-Jewish (Yiddish) in origin, although the normal term in Yiddish is bube (buh-bee). Mema may have influences from some other European language such as Hungarian, Polish or Serb, since Yiddish absorbed many words from other languages.
What language is associated with Judaism?
Hebrew has always been the language of prayer for Jews. And when Israel was re-established in 1948, Hebrew was 'resurrected' and somewhat modernised, and made the official language of the Jewish homeland. In addition, Jews who settled in Europe also spoke and new Yiddish; this is a combination of Hebrew, German, and various other European languages including Romanian and Polish. It is a wonderfully expressive and colourful language but young Jews don't usually speak Yiddish; it was very much the language of the ghettos. Jews who settled in Spain and Portugal, had their own language, Ladino. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Are there other Jewish languages like the Yiddish language spoken through out the world?
The Hebrew
How does the Yiddish language connect to the Jewish desire to interact with but still be separate from the non- Jewish world?
Yiddish comes from German and other Slavic languages.
Which language do you like better Hebrew or Yiddish?
It's a matter of personal preference. No language is better or worse than any other.
What does rita mean in Jewish?
First, there is no such language as "Jewish". Second, Rita is a name, so it only has meaning in the Language it came from. It has no meaning in any other language, such as Hebrew or Yiddish.
What language is combined with Hebrew to create Yiddish?
Yiddish developed as a fusion of Hebrew, Slavic languages, Romance language and Aramaic with German dialects. Origin of Yiddish can be traced back to the 10th century Ashkenazi culture in Rhineland which eventually spread to eastern and central Europe.Hebrew is used for the writing system of Yiddish and its Jewish-related vocabulary words.
Where was Yiddish language used?
Most Orthodox Jews used to speak Yiddish. It was primarily spoken in Europe, but it was also spoken in other countries. Today, it is spoken by some Jews. Many Rabbis and older Jews speak Yiddish. Yiddish is the "Patois" of languages of every eastern European country with any significant Jewish population during the past 600 years. Dormant for a while after the great Jewish migrations of the early 20th Century and the mass exterminations of the 1930s and 40s, it's experiencing a resurgence today.
What other language has an influence on the Spanish language?
The Spanish language evolved from greek, latin, and Arabic, also from other European languages, like German.
Where did the Spanish language originate?
The Spanish language originated in (believe it or not) Spain. It is an offshoot of Latin, just as all the other romance languages are.
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.
Why do Russian Jews have German names?
The language of the Jews throughout eastern Europe was Yiddish. Yiddish is in large part derived from an old form of German. When the Jews of eastern Europe were required by their local governments to take surnames during the early and middle 19th century, many of them were able to choose their own names. Often they used patronymics, nicknames, or other terms from their Yiddish language. The names of Russian Jews are often Yiddish in origin, but because Yiddish has much in common with German, the uninformed think they are German names.
