Yiddish
High German-derived language used by Ashkenazi Jews From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yiddish is a language spoken by some Jews. It is a dialect of German that Jews began speaking in 11th-century Europe. It is still used in the United States, especially in New York City, and other countries with surviving Jewish populations.[13][14]
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Overview
Most Yiddish words come from German and Hebrew. Some Yiddish words come from Slavic languages (particularly Polish), Latin, French, Hungarian. Yiddish is often written in Hebrew alphabet and spoken by about 3,000,000 people worldwide, mainly Hasidic Jews.[13][14] In Sweden and the Netherlands, Yiddish is protected by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.[source?]
English words of Yiddish origin
Some modern English words derive from Yiddish, including but not limited to:
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