Jewish Babylonian Aramaic

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A language of Israel

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Babylonian Talmudic Aramaic
User Population

No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: No ethnic community.

Location

Jerusalem district.

Language Status

9 (Second language only).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northeastern
Language Use

Used widely in Jewish culture and life.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
Other Comments

Extinct around 11th or 12th century. Language of Babylonian Talmud and other sacred Jewish works. Familiar to students of Judaism in religious and scholarly realms; studied diligently by most Orthodox Jewish young men.