Yiddish

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Yiddish Language spoken by Jews living in central and e Europe and other countries (including the USA) with Jewish communities. It first developed in w Europe in the 10th and 11th centuries, and was taken e with migrating Jews. It is basically a variety of German, with many Hebrew, Aramaic, French, Italian, and Slavic words added. Written using the Hebrew alphabet, it contains many English borrowings. Many words and expressions have passed into American English.

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