Yiddish The Language of The Ashkenazi Jews

Yiddish The Language of The Ashkenazi Jews.

Yiddish (ייִדיש, יידיש or אידיש, yidish/idish, pronounced [ˈ(j)ɪdɪʃ], lit. “Jewish”; in older sources ייִדיש-טײַטש Yidish-Taitsh, lit. Judaeo-German) is the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews.

It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a High German-based vernacular fused with elements taken from Hebrew and Aramaic as well as from Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages.

Yiddish writing uses the Babylonian Hebrew alphabet.

Yiddish The Language of The Ashkenazi Jews.

Gerald W Thomas