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Judeo-Yemeni Arabic (also known as Judeo-Yemeni and Yemenite Judeo-Arabic) is a variety of Arabic spoken by Jews living or formerly living in Yemen. The language is quite different from mainstream Yemeni Arabic, and 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 (or had) their own dialect.[1]

Judeo-Yemeni Arabic
Native toIsrael, Yemen
EthnicityYemenite Jews
Native speakers
(50,000 cited 1995)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
  • Semitic
    • Central Semitic
Writing system
Hebrew alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3jye
Glottologjude1267
ELPJudeo-Yemeni Arabic

The vast majority of Yemenite Jews have relocated to Israel and have shifted to Modern Hebrew as their first language. In 1995, Israel was home to 50,000 speakers of Judeo-Yemeni in 1995, while 1,000 remained in Yemen.[1] According to Yemeni rabbi al-Marhabi, most of these have since left for the United States. As of 2010, fewer than 300 Jews were believed to remain in Yemen.[2]


See also



References


  1. Judeo-Yemeni Arabic at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Berer, Josh (2010-01-06). "Caught in Strife, Yemen's Jews Cling Fiercely to Their Ancient Heritage". Forward. Retrieved 2016-12-10.

Further reading






На других языках


- [en] Judeo-Yemeni Arabic

[ru] Еврейско-йеменский диалект

Евре́йско-йе́менский диале́кт — совокупность еврейских вариантов соответствующих диалектов йеменского наречия аравийско-арабского языка: городов Сана, Аден, Хаббан и Эль-Бейда. Распространён среди йеменских евреев.



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