Judeo-Greek

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Judeo-Greek is a group of Greek dialects historically spoken and written by Jewish communities in the Greek-speaking world, incorporating Hebrew and Aramaic elements into their vocabulary and traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek dialect group
Jewish language
alternativeName Judeo-Greek dialects
Yevanic NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Standard Modern Greek NERFINISHED
containsLexicalInfluenceFrom Aramaic NERFINISHED
Hebrew
Italian
Ladino NERFINISHED
Turkish
containsLoanwordsFrom Aramaic religious terminology
Hebrew religious terminology
culturalRole carrier of local Jewish oral traditions
marker of Romaniote Jewish identity
declineCause Holocaust NERFINISHED
assimilation into majority Greek
emigration of Greek Jews
hasCommunity Romaniote communities of Chios NERFINISHED
Romaniote communities of Corfu NERFINISHED
Romaniote communities of Ioannina NERFINISHED
hasDialect Istanbul Judeo-Greek NERFINISHED
Romaniote Judeo-Greek NERFINISHED
Salonika Judeo-Greek NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Byzantine period
Ottoman period NERFINISHED
modern period
historicalRegion Aegean islands NERFINISHED
Asia Minor NERFINISHED
Balkans NERFINISHED
Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
languageFamily Hellenic languages NERFINISHED
Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages
religiousFunction language of Jewish religious life in Greek-speaking communities
scriptUsage occasionally written in Greek script
primarily written in Hebrew script for Jewish audiences
sharesFeaturesWith Medieval Greek NERFINISHED
spokenBy Romaniote Jews NERFINISHED
Sephardi Jews in Greek-speaking areas
status endangered language
severely endangered language
subfamily Greek language NERFINISHED
usedFor biblical translations
community documents
daily speech in Romaniote communities
religious texts
translations of Hebrew liturgy
usedIn commentaries on religious texts
paraliturgical poetry
synagogue inscriptions
writingSystem Greek alphabet
Hebrew alphabet NERFINISHED

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Yevanic subclassOf Judeo-Greek
Yevanic hasAlternativeName Judeo-Greek