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Is Yiddish a Full Language?

James H. Sterling • • 5 min read
Is Yiddish a Full Language?

The Composition of Yiddish
The composition of Yiddish is a reflection of its history. Just as English consists of a balance between its two historic elements, the Germanic and the Romance, Yiddish constitutes a unique fusion of its two principal components, medieval spoken German and rabbinical Hebrew.

Is Yiddish a real language?

Yiddish language, one of the many Germanic languages that form a branch of the Indo-European language family. Yiddish is the language of the Ashkenazim, central and eastern European Jews and their descendants. ... Along with Hebrew and Aramaic, it is one of the three major literary languages of Jewish history.

What is Yiddish made up of?

By trying to reconstruct the original Yiddish, linguists hope to explain the origins of this rich language, in which a largely Germanic grammar and vocabulary is mixed with Hebrew and Aramaic, and sprinkled with words from Slavic and ancient Romance languages.

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