Also Known As:
Judeo-Spanish, Sephardic, Hakitia, Haketia, Judeo Spanish, Sefardi, Dzhudezmo, Judezmo, Spanyol, Haquetiya
Dialects & Varieties
- Ladino
- Judezmo
- Haquetiya
Europe and North Asia
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Severely Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
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Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Transmission
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Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Elders
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Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Greece, Turkey, Balkans, Morocco, United States
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
A few basic lessons on Ladino along with a couple verb usage lessons.
Explanations of the alphabet, modern writing, phonology, morphology, and syntax of Ladino.
Susanna Zaraysky (www.languageismusic.com) speaks about