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Preferred term

yejYevanic  

Type

  • language

Definition

  • Yevanic, otherwise known as Judeo-Greek, was the dialect of the Romaniotes, the group of Greek Jews whose existence in Greece is documented since the Hellenistic period. Its linguistic lineage stems from the Hellenistic Koine and includes Hebrew elements as well. It was mutually intelligible with Greek of the Christian population. The Romaniotes used Hebrew alphabet to write Greek and Yevanic texts.

Entry terms

  • Yevanic language

ISO 639-3 code

  • yej

In other languages

  • Yevaneg

    Breton

  • Juutalaiskreikka

    Finnish

  • Yévanique

    French

  • Grego ievánico

    Galician

  • Jevanische Sprache

    German

  • Ρωμανιώτικη διάλεκτος

    Greek

  • יווניטיקה

    Hebrew

  • ユダヤ・ギリシア語

    Japanese

  • Djudeo-grégo

    Ladino

  • Lenga yevanica

    Piedmontese

  • Język jewanik

    Polish

  • Еврейско-греческий диалект

    Russian

  • Yevanik

    Turkish

  • Єврейсько-грецький діалект

    Ukrainian

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/yej

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