Yiddish
High German-derived language used by Ashkenazi Jews
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Yiddish is classified as a macrolanguage [1]. It is also associated with the country of Australia .
Key Facts
- Country: Australia[3], Austria[4], Argentina[5], Belarus[6], Belgium[7], Bosnia and Herzegovina[8], Brazil[9], United Kingdom[10], Hungary[11], Germany[12], Israel[13], Canada[14], Costa Rica[15], Latvia[16]
- Instance of: modern language[17], natural language[18]
- Flag: Yiddish language flags[19]
- Subclass of: High German[20], Jewish languages[21], West Germanic languages[22]
- Writing system: Hebrew-script-based alphabet[23], Hebrew alphabet[24]
- Part of: Jewish culture[25], non-territorial languages of France[26]
- Commons category: Yiddish language[27]
- Wikimedia language code: yi[28]
- Has part(s): European Yiddish[29], Israel Yiddish[30], Eastern Yiddish[31], Western Yiddish[32], Litvish[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yiddish[34]
- Described at URL: https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780199772810/obo-9780199772810-0235.xml[35]
- Language regulatory body: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research[36]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 1,000,000[37], 11,000,000[38]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Yiddish[39]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[41]
Why It Matters
Yiddish has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Yiddish is known by 128 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Yiddish has been cited as an influence by English[44], a natural language[45], in American Samoa[46]; Esperanto[47], a planned language[48], in Esperantujo[49], founded in 1887[50]; Yenish[51], a mixed language[52], in Germany[53]; Bargoens[54], a cant[55], in Netherlands[56]; and Hebronics[57], a dialect[58].
FAQs
Who did Yiddish influence?
Yiddish has been cited as an influence by English[44], Esperanto[47], Yenish[51], and Bargoens[54].