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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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∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 8y agoThere are dozens of Jewish languages. The most common are Hebrew and Yiddish.
Here is a list of Jewish languages, though most languages on this list are threatened, endangered, or extinct:
Cushitic languages
- Kayla
- Qwara
Semitic languages
- Judeo-Arabic
- Judeo-Iraqi Arabic
- Judeo-Moroccan Arabic
- Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic
- Judeo-Tunisian Arabic
- Judeo-Yemeni Arabic
- Judeo-Aramaic
- Hulaulá (Persian Kurdistani Jewish Neo-Aramaic)
- Jewish Palestinian Aramaic (extinct)
- Galilean dialect (extinct)
- Lishana Deni (Zakho Jewish Neo-Aramaic)
- Lishan Didan (Persian Azerbaijani Jewish Neo-Aramaic)
- Lishanid Noshan (Arbil Jewish Neo-Aramaic)
Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic languages
- Judeo-Berber
Iranian languages
- Judeo-Bukharic (Bukhari, Bukhori, Judeo-Tajik)
- Judeo-Golpaygani
- Judeo-Hamedani
- Judeo-Persian (Dzhidi, Jidi)
- Judeo-Shirazi
- Judeo-Tat (Juhuri)
Romance languages
- Judeo-Aragonese
- Judeo-Catalan
- Judeo-French (Zarphatic)
- Judeo-Italian
- Judeo-Piedmontese
- Judeo-Portuguese
- Judeo-Provençal (Shuadit)
- Judeo-Spanish (Judezmo, Ladino)
- Haketia
- Tetuani
Non-Romance Indo-European languages
- Judeo-Czech (Knaanic)
- Judeo-Greek (Romaniyot, Yevanic)
- Judeo-Marathi
- Yiddish
- Turkic languages
- Judeo-Crimean Tatar (Krymchak) (almost extinct)
- Karaim (almost extinct)
Other languages
- Judeo-Georgian
- Judeo-Malayalam (almost extinct)
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoThere are dozens of Jewish languages, but the one that binds all Jews together is Hebrew.
Here is a list of some of the more common Jewish languages, in no particular order:
- Hebrew
- Aramaic
- Yiddish
- Ladino
- Judeo-Arabic
- Judeo-Berber
- Kayla (Qwara)
- Kaïliña
- Yeshivish
- Klezmer-loshn
- Scots Yiddish
- Shuadit
- Zarphatic
- Bagitto
- Catalanic
- Knaanic
- Yevanic (Judeo-Greek)
- Dzhidi
- Bukhori
- Juhuri language
- Krymchak
- Karaim language
- Gruzinic
Wiki User
∙ 6y agoHebrew. Yiddish can also be classified as a Jewish language.
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoThere are dozens of Jewish languages. The most common are:
Hebrew
Yiddish
Ladino
Biblical Aramaic
The Judæo-Arabic group of languages
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∙ 10y agoHebrew.
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Is there a language called Jewish?
No, some Jewish people speak Hebrew and/or Yiddish. It is important to note that the Yiddish word for Jewish is Yiddish, so the language is actually called "Jewish", but there is no language identified with the English word "Jewish".
How do jewish people say passover in their language?
how do jewish people say passover in their language
How do you day old in Jewish?
Jewish isn't a language.
What does bayet mean in Jewish?
There is no such language as "Jewish". If you meant Hebrew, bah-yeet means house.Answer:Yiddish is "Jewish" (that's the translation of the word); so yes, there is a language called Jewish.
Why does Kwanzaa have 2 A's?
Kwanzaa is a jewish word and the Jewish language has different laws then the english language. so in Jewish this is how to spell the word kwaszaa.
What is the Jewish name for grandfather?
saba but that is HEBREW!! there is no such language as Jewish
What does the name Adriana mean in Jewish?
There is no such language as Jewish. If you mean Hebrew or Yiddish, Adriana has no meaning in either language.
How do you say gold in Jewish?
There is no such language as "Jewish". If you meant Hebrew, it's zahav (זהב)Answer:"Yiddish" literally means "Jewish"; so yes, there is a language called Jewish. In Yiddish, "gold" is "gelt".
How do you say pride in Jewish?
There is no such language as "Jewish". If you meant Hebrew, it's ga'ava (גאווה)Answer:"Yiddish" literally means "Jewish"; so yes, there is a language called Jewish. In Yiddish, "pride" is "shtaltz".
What language is the Jewish scriptures?
The Tanach (Jewish Bible) is written in Hebrew.
How do you say scared in Jewish?
There is no such language as "Jewish". If you meant Hebrew, it's nifchad (נפחד)Answer:Yiddish is "Jewish" (that's the translation of the word); so yes, there is a language called Jewish. In Yiddish, "scared" is "dershrakken" דערשראָקן.
How do you say chicken in Jewish?
There is no such language as "Jewish". If you meant Hebrew, it's ohf (עוף)Answer:"Yiddish" literally means "Jewish"; so yes, there is a language called Jewish. In Yiddish, "chicken" (the noun) is "hen" or "hindel".
