Dzhidi

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A language of Israel

ISO 639-3
jpr
Alternate Names
Djudi, Judeo-Persian, Judi
User Population

55,000 in Israel (Leclerc 2018a).

Location

HaDarom, HaZafon, and Jerusalem districts; possibly Galilee and Negev.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Bukharic [bhh] and Iranian Persian [pes].

Language Use

Shifting to Hebrew [heb].

Language Development

Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1909.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dzhidi
Writing

Hebrew script [Hebr].

Other Comments

Jewish.

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