yiddish

• Langue historically parlée par les Juifs ashkénazes, issue du haut-allemand avec des influences de l'hébreu, de l'araméen et des langues slaves, traditionnellement écrite en alphabet hébreu.

A language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews, derived from High German with influences from Hebrew, Aramaic, and Slavic languages, traditionally written in the Hebrew script.

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   A language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews, combining elements of High German, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Slavic languages, and written in the Hebrew alphabet.

   yiddish (langue)

   • She learned Yiddish from her grandparents.
   • Many classic works of literature were originally written in Yiddish.
   • Yiddish was widely spoken in Eastern European Jewish communities before World War II.