Yiddish (ייִדיש)

Closely related to German, Yiddish is written and spoken in Orthodox Jewish communities around the world. It is a home language in most Hasidic communities, where it is the first language learned in childhood, used in schools, and in many social settings. The language originated in the Ashkenazi culture that developed from about the 10th century in the Rhineland in Germany and then spread to central and eastern Europe and eventually to other continents. For a significant portion of its history, Yiddish was the primary spoken language of the Ashkenazi Jews. Estimates of native speakers in 2005 range from 200,000 to 3,000,000. Yiddish is the official language of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in Russia.

Yiddish is usually written in the Hebrew script. Here is a sample:

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