2006-08-17 08:05:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Yiddish (Yid. ייִדיש, yidish, = n. & adj. "Jewish") is a nonterritorial Germanic language spoken throughout the world and written with the Hebrew alphabet. It originated in the Ashkenazi culture that developed from about the 10th century in central and eastern Europe, and spread via emmigration to other continents. The name may initially have been an abbreviated form of ייִדיש־טײַטש yidish-taytsh (compare German jüdisch-deutsch = "Jewish German"). It has sometimes been referred to as Judeo-German, but that designation is disfavored in current linguistic discourse.
2006-08-17 08:10:32 · answer #1 · answered by Bear Naked 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
" It originated in the Ashkenazi culture that developed from about the 10th century in central and eastern Europe, and spread via emmigration to other continents. The name may initially have been an abbreviated form of ××Ö´××ש־×ײַ×ש yidish-taytsh (compare German jüdisch-deutsch = "Jewish German"). It has sometimes been referred to as Judeo-German, but that designation is disfavored in current linguistic discourse."
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2006-08-17 08:11:24 · answer #2 · answered by pentalityism 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe you will find interesting information here:
The VILNIUS YIDDISH INSTITUTE (Lithuania, Eastern Europe): http://www.judaicvilnius.com/en
Jewish Languages (Iranian website): http://www.bh.org.il/Links/JewishLangs.asp#Yiddish
2006-08-17 13:09:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spoken: Derived from German/Alphabet Hebrew
2006-08-17 08:10:53 · answer #4 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a langauge that originated in Germany
2006-08-17 08:11:27 · answer #5 · answered by Kerry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋