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#1 wes

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Posted 10 June 2008 - 10:05 PM

is yiddish considered an extict language yet
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#2 yababy

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Posted 10 June 2008 - 10:55 PM

5% of Israeli population spoke Eastern Yiddish it in 1986, so not extinct yet. There are noe stimates for Western Yiddish


http://www.ethnologu...ge.asp?code=YDD
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Posted 11 June 2008 - 07:36 PM

It's considered a DYING language. However, many Hasidic Jews in New York City and nearby areas speak it, and their numbers are increasing since they have large families. Who knows? It might see a revival someday as their population grows.
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