Language - Mother Tongue

Afghanistan

Herat

Afghan dialects and relationships between Jews and Muslims

Of Dari language

Algeria

El Oued (Souf)

Proverbs and languages

Caucasus

Baku

Anton Agronov's books

Secret language and unique expressions

Derbent

Books in Juhuri (Jodeo-Tat)

Juhuri language and literature

Message and song for the Juhuri language

Secret language

Mountain Jews (Dagestan)

Childhood songs and secret language

Languages in Caucasus: Juhuri, Russian and Hebrew

Quba

Anton Agronov's books

Secret language and unique expressions

Egypt

Alexandria

Family and colloquial language

Cairo

Arabic dialects

The spoken languages in Egypt

Europe: Eastern

Buhuși (Romania)

Language, Aliya and absorption

Iași (Romania)

Education and language

Riscani (Moldova)

The alphabet (Di lid fun alef-beys)

Europe: Western

Izmir

Activities for spreading Ladin worldwide: publications, series, and songs

Different dialects of Judeo-Spanish

Family story and Ladino

Matilda's dialect

The Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) language

Two Passover Seders and the reading of the Haggada in three languages

Milan

Different dialects of Judeo-Spanish

Matilda's dialect

The Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) language

Milan (Italy)

Activities for spreading Ladin worldwide: publications, series, and songs

Family story and Ladino

Two Passover Seders and the reading of the Haggada in three languages

Greece

Aigio

Secret language and the synagogue

Ioannina

Blessings and amulets

Linguistic uniqueness of the community

The Greek language by the Jews of Ioannina

The Jewish language spoken by the Jews of Ioannina

Israel

Advocacy for the preservation of Ladino

Words borrowed from Hebrew and Aramaic to Ladino

Thessaloniki

Advocacy for the preservation of Ladino

The Judeo-Spanish

Words borrowed from Hebrew and Aramaic to Ladino

Trikala

Family and language

Language and school

Relationship with the neighbouring Jewish communities and Ladino speakers

India

Mumbai

Names, languages, relationships with non-Jews and burial customs

The variety of languages spoken at home

Iran

Arak

Her childhood's first name

My mother's Hebrew and the attitude towards the Persian language

Proverbs and secret language

Golpayegan

Basic sentences in Persian

Her childhood's first name

My mother's Hebrew and the attitude towards the Persian language

Proverbs and secret language

Hamadan

Language

The city of Hamadan: daily life and spoken languages

Isfahan

Alliance school, Hebrew learning and letter names

Differences between official Persian and Isfahan Jewish dialect

Israel

Mashhad community, dialect and preserving tradition

Istanbul

Days of the week and proverbs in Aramaic

Family story and the Judeo-Aramaic dialect

Preserving the language amongst the family

Kermanshah

Numbers, days of the week and names in Aramaic

The Aramaic language

Mashhad

Mashhad community, dialect and preserving tradition

Qasr-e Shirin

The Lishán Didán dialect

Salmas

Days of the week and proverbs in Aramaic

Family story and the Judeo-Aramaic dialect

Preserving the language amongst the family

Saqqez

The Jewish language and poetry language

Teheran

Basic sentences in Persian

Recitation for the holiday, a song about the establishment of the State of Israel and a story about the Yom Kippur War

Tehran

The city of Hamadan: daily life and spoken languages

קשאן

Recitation for the holiday, a song about the establishment of the State of Israel and a story about the Yom Kippur War

Iraq

Baghdad

Grandma and preserving the Iraqi language and culture

Learning Hebrew, pre-army training and the State of Israel

The Jewish and Muslim dialects

Basra

Language and other common elements with the Muslims

Erbil

Learning Hebrew and adapting to Israel

Israel

Grandma and preserving the Iraqi language and culture

Tuz Khurmatu

Life in Iraq: relationship with the Muslims, family life and speaking Turkish

ʿAna

Colloquial language

Israel

Jerusalem

Family story and Judeo-Spanish

Her father's bookstore and his relationship with ʾEliʿezer Ben-Yehuda

Her mother's Greek dialect and her father's Jerusalem dialect

Judeo-Spanish and proverbs

Judeo-Spanish: the approach towards the language and studying it, and her sister ʾAviva Cohen Z"L establishing a Judeo-Spanish culture center

The Judeo-Spanish speaking club and the connection with Yitsḥak Navon

Thessaloniki

Her mother's Greek dialect and her father's Jerusalem dialect

Judeo-Spanish: the approach towards the language and studying it, and her sister ʾAviva Cohen Z"L establishing a Judeo-Spanish culture center

Tiberias

Language, education and namings

Secret language and the use of Hebrew

Secret language and use of Hebrew in Tiberias as apposed to Pekiʿin

Kurdistan

Barzan

Of Zakho dialect and Barzan dialect

Batas

Language, school, Passover traditions and Islam conversion

Bukan

About the Aramaic language

Erbil

Difficulty in speaking Aramaic

Kashrut, language, community and relationship with non Jews

Rustaqa

Languages

Zakho

Of Zakho dialect and Barzan dialect

Writing of Kurdish-Jews language and culture

Lebanon

Beirut

Arabic dialects: Jews, Lebanese and Syrians

Childhood, education and teaching languages

Different dialects of Lebanese Jews

Language of the Jews

Studying the book of the "Hatikva" anthem and Israeli songs

Syrian and Lebanese dialects

Teaching Hebrew and using it as a secret language

Libya

Al-Khums

The different dialects of the Jewish communities in Libya

Amrus

Learning Hebrew in Israel

Az-Zawiya

Speaking Judeo-Arabic in Israel

Benghazi

Language and community

Msallata

Differences between Msallata and Tripoli dialects and proverbs

Language, Aliya and absorption

Speaking Arabic in the family and the moshav (village) and the names of the children

Tripoli

Collection of proverbs and their meaning

Differences between dialects in Libya

Education and school curriculum

Learning to write in Hebrew and Arabic, Zionist songs and Italian

The history of the family: the life story of her mother, giving birth and the language spoken at home

Morocco

Aït Bouguemmaz

The Berber language

Asilah

The Ḥaketia language

Aїt Hakim

Judeo-Arabic dialects, teaching Hebrew

Beni Mellal

Preserving tradition and language in the synagogue

The variety of dialects within Morocco and the preservation of the language in the country

Boudenib

Dialects and cultural differences

Hebrew language acquisition

Casablanca

Blessings and proverbs

Differences between the Jewish communities in Morocco

Education and language

Multi languages and dialects

Spoken languages of Jew and Muslims

El Kelaa des Sraghna

Naming her

Er-Rich

Judeo-Arabic, Muslim-Arabic and Berber dialects

Youth group in a linguistic battle against a French General

Fes

Clothing in Morocco and clothes' names

Expression of the letter K in the city of Fes

Insertion of Hebrew words and use of secret language

Judeo-Arabic dialects in Morocco: pronunciation, vocabulary, expressions, etc.

Knowing the Hebrew song 'Im Yesh Ei Sham'

Inezgane

Differences in spoken dialects in Morocco

Preserving the Arabic language in Israel together with family members

Writing and reading: learning the alphabet, block script and cursive script

Marrakesh

Curses, ʿAyin Haraʿ (the evil eye), ghosts and demons

Differences between the Jewish communities in Morocco

Difficulties in pronouncing the glottal ḥ

Language and proverbs

Names of women's jewelry

Positive language embellished in blessings

Meknes

Bilingual Passover Haggada

Difference in Moroccan dialects

Education, modesty and bar mitzva

Music in his family culture

Musical styles in Morocco

Melilla

Naming in Ḥaketia

The community in Venezuela and the speakers of Ḥaketia

Mogador (Essaouira)

Language, foods and holidays

Ouarzazate

Blessings and proverbs

Language and typography

Metropolitans, villagers and Berbers: language and society

Multi languages and dialects

Proverb about a lamb

Raḥel's proverb

Relationships with the Muslim neighbours

Oumnass

Differences between the Jewish communities in Morocco

Qsar Ssouq

Moroccan and Hebrew

Rissani

Conversation with the greengrocer

Safi

Learning Hebrew in the synagogue

Skoura

Language and typography

Metropolitans, villagers and Berbers: language and society

Tanger

The Arabic and Berber languages

Tangier

About Ḥaketia and Arabic

Naming in Ḥaketia

The community in Venezuela and the speakers of Ḥaketia

Tassort

Conversation in Berber

Telouet

The Moroccan language and the origin of the name Solika

Venezuela

The community in Venezuela and the speakers of Ḥaketia

Zerkten

A salesman who spoke in Berber thinking Rivka didn't understand him

Syria

Aleppo

Jews' social status and use of Hebrew in trade in Syria

Little familiarity with songs in Arabic

Passover and Sukkot

School and education

The different dialects in Syria

The different languages and dialects in Aleppo

Use of Hebrew words

Damascus

Colloquial language

Education and language amongst Jews

Languages

Muslim and Jewish dialects

Names of days, months and holidays

Names of holidays and special foods

Names of Jewish holidays

Israel

Little familiarity with songs in Arabic

Nusaybin

Little familiarity with songs in Arabic

Tunisia

Djerba

Education and school atmosphere

Names in Arabic and Hebrew

Subjects of study, learning fluent Ashkenazi script over traditional Djerban script

The Jewish community in Djerba

Gabes

Dialects and culture

Dialects in Tunisia and proverbs

Hebrew as a secret language

Language

Proverbs and word play

Mahdia

Languages

Medenine

Sharh of Passover Haggada

Sharh of the Chapters of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot)

Sharh of the stories of Yosef

Nabeul

Community life in Nabeul

Different features in towns and areas in Tunisia

The Jewish dialect in Nabeul: stress, pronunciation and unique words

Use of Italian and Hebrew in Jewish dialect

Nefta

Community life and relationship with the Muslims in Nefta

Sousse

Languages

Zarzis

Aliya and adjustment

Turkey

Adana

Kurdish language and identity

Ankara

Education and Multilingualism in Istanbul

Argentina

Cultural Center of Spain and Ladino teaching

Aydın

Ladino teaching

Buenos Aires

Ladino teaching

Edirne

Judeo-Spanish and fasting on Tisha B'Av

Judeo-Spanish dialects

Israel

Judeo-Spanish and fasting on Tisha B'Av

Istanbul

Cultural Center of Spain and Ladino teaching

Different languages in Istanbul

Education and Multilingualism in Istanbul

Family, community and language

Family, Judeo-Spanish and other languages

Future of Ladino

Judeo-Spanish dialects

Judeo-Spanish dialects

Ladino in childhood and synagogues

Ladino intergenerational transmission

Language, Aliya and absorption

Making aliya, studying at the ulpan and living in Eilat

Matilda Koen Sarano

Preservation of the Judeo-Spanish culture

Reading and writing in Ladino

Shifts in Ladino

Songs in Ladino and the different Ladino dialects

The Ladinos group

The role of the heritage center in Ladino preservation

The urge to learn and knowing languages

The use of Ladino during his childhood and Spanish dialects in Israel

Volunteering in the preservation of the Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) language and culture

Izmir

Community, relationship with the Turkish, Zionism and language

Ladino as a mother, changing her name at school and her children's interest in the language

Preserving the language

Los Angeles

Ladino in childhood and synagogues

Rhodes

Ladino in childhood and synagogues

Unknown

Kurdish language and identity

Yemen

Al Hajar

Childhood memories and secret language

Use of Hebrew and Aramaic (Assyrian) as secret language

Arhab

Differences between different dialects of a language

Rabbi Shalom Shabazi and the healing spring

Bashar

Livelihood in the moshav (village), language and rhyming story

Haz

Relationship with the parents

Ḥumar

The different Yemenite dialects

Israel

Dialect differences between ʿAden and Sharʿab

The different Yemenite dialects

Raimat and Sa'dah

Yemenite dialect and differences in pronunciation

Sanaʽa

Story of different dialects

Tanˁam

Proverbs

ʿAden

Arabic of ʿAden: description, proverbs and blessings

Dialect differences between ʿAden and Sharʿab

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