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Judaeo-Spanish
Native to  Israel
  Turkey
  USA
  France
  Greece
  Brazil
  UK
and others
Region Balkans, Middle East, North Africa, Europe and Americas
Native speakers
Between 96,000 - 200,000
50,000 - 120,000 in Israel,
8,000 - 10,000 in Turkey,
3,000 - 5,000 in the USA,
2,000 - 3,000 in France,
1,000 - 3,000 in Greece,
1,000 each in Brasil and UK,
less than 1,000 in all other 
Dialects
Hebrew script, Latin script
Language codes
ISO 639-2 lad
ISO 639-3 lad
Linguasphere51-AAB-ba ... 51-AAB-bd

Judaeo-Spanish ( also spelled Judeo-Spanish or Judæo-Spanish) is a Romance language derived from Old Spanish. [1] [2] [3] Different names include Espanyoliko [1], Haketiya [1] (also spelled Haquetiya, Haketia, Hakitia) [4], Judesmo [1] (also spelled Dzhudesmo) [4] [5], Ladino [1] [5] [6] [4], Tituani [1], Sefardi [4], Spanyol [4], Spaniolit [5] and others. Its original region includes the Balkans [6] [4] North Africa [1] [2] [4] [5], Middle East [1] [6] and . Today it is spoken in Morocco [1] [6], Algeria [1], Turkey [6] [4] [5], Serbia [6] [5], Bosnia [6] [5], Bulgaria [6] [4], Israel [6] [4], Netherlands [2], Greece [2] [4] [5], Macedonia [2] [5], the United States [2] [4], Puerto Rico [4], Romania [5], Egypt [5] and France [5]. Ladino is actually the name for an older, non-oral language used by rabbis translating holy Hebrew works [1]. It is also considered by some as a dialect of Spanish. [6]

The number of speakers is not clear. Some sources indicates 150,000 people [1] and some others indicates that it is less than 100,000 people. [3] Ethnologue Report of 2009 indicates 110,310. [4] Ladinokomunita indicates the speakers as much as 200,000. [5]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "SAVING THE JUDAEO-SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE". France: UNESCO. 15/07/2002. Retrieved 25 January 2012. {{ cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= ( help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f Agard, Frederick B. (August 1950). "Present-Day Judaeo-Spanish in the United States". Hispania. 33 (3). Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA: American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese: 203–210. doi: 10.2307/334026. JSTOR  334026. Retrieved 25.01.2012. {{ cite journal}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= ( help)
  3. ^ a b "Judaeo-Spanish Orthography". Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Lewis, M. Paul (2009). "Ethnologue Report on Ladino". Dallas, USA: Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Shelomo, Alfassa (December 1999). "Ladinokomunita". Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gottheil, Richard (1906). "JUDÆO-SPANISH LANGUAGE (LADINO) AND LITERATURE". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 January 2012. {{ cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) ( help)