Judeo-Yemeni Arabic Explained

Judeo-Yemeni Arabic
Also Known As:Yemenite Judeo-Arabic
States:Israel, Yemen
Ethnicity:Yemenite Jews
Date:2010–2018
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Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:Semitic
Fam3:Central Semitic
Fam4:Arabic languages
Fam5:Peninsular
Fam6:Yemeni Arabic
Script:Hebrew alphabet
Iso3:jye
Glotto:jude1267
Glottorefname:Judeo-Yemeni Arabic

Judeo-Yemeni Arabic (also known as Judeo-Yemeni and Yemenite Judeo-Arabic) is a variety of Arabic spoken by Jews living or formerly living in Yemen. The language is quite different from mainstream Yemeni Arabic, and is written in the Hebrew alphabet. The cities of Sana'a, Aden, al-Bayda, and Habban District and the villages in their districts each have (or had) their own dialect.

The vast majority of Yemenite Jews have relocated to Israel and have shifted to Modern Hebrew as their first language. In 1995, Israel was home to 50,000 speakers of Judeo-Yemeni in 1995, while 1,000 remained in Yemen. According to Yemeni rabbi al-Marhabi, most of these have since left for the United States. In 2010, fewer than 300 Jews were believed to remain in Yemen.[1], only one Jew is believed to remain in Yemen.[2]

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  1. News: Berer. Josh. 2010-01-06. Caught in Strife, Yemen's Jews Cling Fiercely to Their Ancient Heritage. Forward. 2016-12-10.
  2. Web site: History of the Jews of Yemen. May 10, 2022.