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A language of
Israel
Location
Jerusalem district and scattered.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Language Name
Ladino
User Population
4 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2018 S. Zaraysky).
Location
Sarajevo.
Alternate Names
Djidió, Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo, Spanyolit
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Language Use
Mostly used as a liturgical language in the Ashkenazi Synagogue in Sarajevo (2018 S. Zaraysky). Elderly only. All in their 70s and 80s. Shifted to Bosnian [bos].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Greece
Language Name
Ladino
User Population
12 in Greece (2017 John Kazaklis). Ethnic population: 1,000 (2018).
Location
Mainly Thessaloniki.
Alternate Names
Jūdeo-Esupanyōru, Judeo-Espagnol, Tzoudeo-Espaniol
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Language Use
Elderly only. Shifted to Greek [ell].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Turkey
Language Name
Ladino
User Population
8,000 in Turkey (2018). Ethnic population: 13,000 (Leclerc 2014c).
Location
Mainly Istanbul; Izmir province: scattered.
Alternate Names
Dzhudezmo, Haketia, Hakitia, Judeo Spanish, Judeo-Espagnol, Judezmo, Sefardi, Spanyol
Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Language Use
Adults only. Most speakers are over 50 years old (Salminen 2007). Shifting to Turkish [tur].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Chief language of Sephardic Jews. The Donme are a Ladino-speaking group in Turkey, adherents of Shabbetai Zevi (Zvi). Jewish.
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