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.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek dialect group
ⓘ
Jewish language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Judeo-Greek dialects
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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
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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.