Judaeo-Georgian

Spoken in

  • South Caucasian languages Georgian Judeo - Georgian

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Judeo - Georgian or Qiwruli (Georgian ყივრული ) is the traditional language of the Georgian Jews. It is the only südkaukasisch - Jewish language. Your status as a minority language in Georgia is the subject of many debates.

The language has a variety of Hebrew and Aramaic loan words, but can be quite well understood by people who speak Georgian.

Global dissemination

Judeo - Georgian is still spoken by about 60000-79800 people, including

  • Approximately 20,000 in Georgia (as of 1995)
  • 59,800 people in Israel ( as of 2000)
  • 4,000 in New York
  • And small groups in Belgium, Russia, United States ( except New York) and Canada.

Status

Judeo - Georgian is threatened with extinction, especially in Israel, as many young people and children learn new Hebrew as their first language. The language has no official status in Georgia. In addition, due to the exodus of the community is shrinking their number of speakers in Georgia and on.

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