Judeo-Yemeni Arabic
| Judeo-Yemeni Arabic | |
|---|---|
| Yemenite Judeo-Arabic | |
| Native to | Israel, Yemen |
| Ethnicity | Yemenite Jews |
Native speakers | 38,000 (2010–2018)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Hebrew alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jye |
| Glottolog | jude1267 |
| ELP | Judeo-Yemeni Arabic |
Judeo-Yemeni Arabic (also known as Judeo-Yemeni and Yemenite Judeo-Arabic) is a variety of Arabic spoken by Jews from Yemen. The language is written in the Hebrew alphabet. The cities of Sana'a, Aden, al-Bayda, and Habban District and the villages in their districts each have their own dialect.[2]
The vast majority of Yemenite Jews have relocated to Israel and have shifted to Hebrew as their first language. In 1995, Israel was home to 50,000 speakers of Judeo-Yemeni in 1995. It is rarely spoken by the younger generation of Yemenite Jewish Israelis, but is used in artistic performances, for example by the musical group A-WA.
In 1995, 1,000 Jews remained in Yemen,[2] and according to Yemeni rabbi al-Marhabi, most of them have since left for the United States.[citation needed] In 2010, fewer than 300 Jews were believed to remain in Yemen.[3] As of 2022[update], only one Jew is believed to remain in Yemen.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Judeo-Yemeni Arabic at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- 1 2 Judeo-Yemeni Arabic at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Berer, Josh (2010-01-06). "Caught in Strife, Yemen's Jews Cling Fiercely to Their Ancient Heritage". Forward. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ↑ "History of the Jews of Yemen". May 10, 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Shachmon, Ori (2013-08-01). "Judeo-Arabic, Yemen, Hebrew Component in". In Khan, Geoffrey (ed.). Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics. Vol. 2. Leiden: Brill. p. 402. ISBN 978-90-04-17642-3. Archived from the original on 2023-04-12.
- Shachmon, Ori (2013-08-01). "Secret Languages, Hebrew in: Yemenite Judeo-Arabic". In Khan, Geoffrey (ed.). Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics. Vol. 3. Leiden: Brill. p. 518. ISBN 978-90-04-17642-3. Archived from the original on 2023-04-12.
- Wexler, Paul (1981). "Jewish Interlinguistics: Facts and Conceptual Framework". Language. 57 (1): 99–149. doi:10.2307/414288. ISSN 0097-8507.
- Piamenta, M. (1990). A dictionary of post-classical Yemeni Arabic. Leiden ; New York: E.J. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-09294-5.
- Goitein, Shelomo Dov (1960). "The Language of Al-Gades: The Main Characteristics of an Arabic Dialect Spoken in Lower Yemen: Aim and Nature of This Study,". Le Muséon (73): 351–394.
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