| Judaeo-Spanish | |
|---|---|
| Native to |  Israel  Turkey  USA  France  Greece  Brazil  UK and others |
| Region | Balkans, Middle East, North Africa, Europe and Americas |
Native speakers | Between 96,000 - 200,000 50,000 - 120,000 in Israel, 8,000 - 10,000 in Turkey, 3,000 - 5,000 in the USA, 2,000 - 3,000 in France, 1,000 - 3,000 in Greece, 1,000 each in Brasil and UK, less than 1,000 in all other |
Indo-European
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| Dialects |
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| Hebrew script, Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | lad |
| ISO 639-3 | lad |
| Linguasphere | ... 51-AAB-bd 51-AAB-ba ... 51-AAB-bd |
Judaeo-Spanish (also spelled Judeo-Spanish or Judæo-Spanish) is a Romance language derived from Old Spanish.[1] [2] [3] Different names include Espanyoliko[1], Haketiya[1] (also spelled Haquetiya, Haketia, Hakitia)[4], Judesmo[1] (also spelled Dzhudesmo)[4] [5], Ladino [1] [5] [6] [4], Tituani[1], Sefardi[4], Spanyol[4], Spaniolit [5] and others. Its original region includes the Balkans[6] [4] North Africa[1] [2] [4] [5], Middle East [1] [6] and . Today it is spoken in Morocco [1] [6], Algeria [1], Turkey[6] [4] [5], Serbia[6] [5], Bosnia[6] [5], Bulgaria[6] [4], Israel[6] [4], Netherlands[2], Greece[2] [4] [5], Macedonia[2] [5], the United States[2] [4], Puerto Rico[4], Romania[5], Egypt[5] and France[5]. Ladino is actually the name for an older, non-oral language used by rabbis translating holy Hebrew works [1]. It is also considered by some as a dialect of Spanish.[6]
The number of speakers is not clear. Some sources indicates 150,000 people[1] and some others indicates that it is less than 100,000 people.[3] Ethnologue Report of 2009 indicates 110,310.[4] Ladinokomunita indicates the speakers as much as 200,000.[5]
References
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "SAVING THE JUDAEO-SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE". France: UNESCO. 15/07/2002. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c d e f Agard, Frederick B. (August 1950). "Present-Day Judaeo-Spanish in the United States". Hispania. 33 (3). Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA: American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese: 203–210. doi:10.2307/334026. JSTOR 334026. Retrieved 25.01.2012.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b "Judaeo-Spanish Orthography". Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Lewis, M. Paul (2009). "Ethnologue Report on Ladino". Dallas, USA: Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Shelomo, Alfassa (December 1999). "Ladinokomunita". Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gottheil, Richard (1906). "JUDÆO-SPANISH LANGUAGE (LADINO) AND LITERATURE". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
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