Yiddish
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Yiddish is a High German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. It developed as a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages. It is written in the Hebrew alphabet.
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See also
- List of English words of Yiddish origin
- List of Yiddish language poets
- Yiddish Renaissance
- The Yiddish King Lear
- Yiddish literature
- Yinglish
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