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There are a number of languages associated with Judaism. The most common are:

1. Hebrew

2. Aramaic

3. Yiddish

4. Ladino

Here is a more complete list of Jewish languages, including some very rare ones, grouped by language families:

Semitic: Hebrew, Aramaic (referred to as Jewish Aramaic or Talmudic Aramaic), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, Neo-Aramaic (dialects include: Lishanid Noshan, Lishanid Janan, Lishana Noshan, Lishana Deni, Lishan Didan), Judeo-Arabic (many dialects, including: Judeo-Iraqi - all are qeltu Arabic dialects), Judeo-Moroccan, Judeo-Yemenite, Judeo-Libyan, Judeo-Algerian, also several Judeo-Arabic dialects spoken in northern Syria and Iraq.

Berber: Judeo-Berber

Cushitic: Kayla (Qwara), Kaïliña

Germanic: Yiddish, Yinglish, Yeshivish, Klezmer-loshn, Judendeutsch (German in Hebrew characters which the Rothschilds communicated with), "Scots Yiddish"

Italic: Judeo-Latin and its putative descendants, the Judeo-Romance languages: Ladino, Shuadit (Judeo-Provençal), Zarphatic (Judeo-French), Judeo-Portuguese, Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Piedmontese, Bagitto (Jewish Livornese dialect), Catalanic (Judeo-Catalan), Judeo-Aragonese

Slavic: Knaanic (Judeo-Czech)

Greek: Yevanic (Judeo-Greek)

Indo-Iranian (Judeo-Persian languages and Indo-Aryan languages): Dzhidi (Judeo-Persian), Bukhori, Judeo-Golpaygani, Judeo-Yazdi, Judeo-Kermani, Judeo-Shirazi, Judeo-Esfahani, Judeo-Hamedani, Judeo-Kashani, Judeo-Borujerdi, Judeo-Nehevandi, Judeo-Khunsari, Juhuri language(Judeo-Tat), Judeo-Marathi

Turkic: Krymchak (Judeo-Tartar), Karaim language (Spoken by the Karaites of Crimea and Lithuania)

Kartvelian: Gruzinic

Dravidian: Judeo-Malayalam

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There are a number of languages associated with Judaism. The most common are:

1. Hebrew

2. Aramaic

3. Yiddish

4. Ladino

Here is a more complete list of Jewish languages, including some very rare ones, grouped by language families:

Semitic: Hebrew, Aramaic (referred to as Jewish Aramaic or Talmudic Aramaic), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, Neo-Aramaic (dialects include: Lishanid Noshan, Lishanid Janan, Lishana Noshan, Lishana Deni, Lishan Didan), Judeo-Arabic (many dialects, including: Judeo-Iraqi - all are qeltu Arabic dialects), Judeo-Moroccan, Judeo-Yemenite, Judeo-Libyan, Judeo-Algerian, also several Judeo-Arabic dialects spoken in northern Syria and Iraq.

Berber: Judeo-Berber

Cushitic: Kayla (Qwara), Kaïliña

Germanic: Yiddish, Yinglish, Yeshivish, Klezmer-loshn, Judendeutsch (German in Hebrew characters which the Rothschilds communicated with), "Scots Yiddish"

Italic: Judeo-Latin and its putative descendants, the Judeo-Romance languages: Ladino, Shuadit (Judeo-Provençal), Zarphatic (Judeo-French), Judeo-Portuguese, Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Piedmontese, Bagitto (Jewish Livornese dialect), Catalanic (Judeo-Catalan), Judeo-Aragonese

Slavic: Knaanic (Judeo-Czech)

Greek: Yevanic (Judeo-Greek)

Indo-Iranian (Judeo-Persian languages and Indo-Aryan languages): Dzhidi (Judeo-Persian), Bukhori, Judeo-Golpaygani, Judeo-Yazdi, Judeo-Kermani, Judeo-Shirazi, Judeo-Esfahani, Judeo-Hamedani, Judeo-Kashani, Judeo-Borujerdi, Judeo-Nehevandi, Judeo-Khunsari, Juhuri language(Judeo-Tat), Judeo-Marathi

Turkic: Krymchak (Judeo-Tartar), Karaim language (Spoken by the Karaites of Crimea and Lithuania)

Kartvelian: Gruzinic

Dravidian: Judeo-Malayalam

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Orthodox is the most traditional. Reform is the largest. But there is no one denomination that can be called "the main sect". All of the denominations of Judaism are tied together (despite the opinions of some). For example, Reform Jews who keep kosher depend on Orthodox butchers. Orthodox communities within large Reform communities must interact with Reform Jews in community based situations such as local Jewish newspapers and some events.

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