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Judeo-Roman | |
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Giudeo-Romanesco (Italian) ג'ודיו רומן (Hebrew) | |
Native to | Italy, Israel |
Ethnicity | Italian Jews |
Native speakers | 200 in Italy 250 in total (2022) |
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ISO 639-3 | – |
Judeo-Roman (Italian: Giudaico-Romanesco) or Italkit is the only still living dialect of the Judeo-Italian languages, historically used by the Jews living in Rome. [1] It is spoken by 250 people, most of whom live in Italy. The language is on the decline and most of its remaining speakers are elderly. [1] There are efforts to preserve the language and keep it from extinction. [2]
Judeo-Roman, like other Jewish languages, emerged due to the Jews of Rome being isolated in the Rome Ghetto, on order of the Pope. [3] The language declined as Jews were emancipated and Roman Jews switched to the Roman dialect of Italian.
Younger Italian Jews are attempting to preserve the language. [2]
Judeo-Roman has at least 360 Hebrew words and phrases in it. Many of these were used to conceal what the users were saying from Christians. [2] examples include:
Judeo-Roman [3] | Root Hebrew Word [3] | English [3] |
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Kadosc Baruchù | Kadosh Baruch Hu | Holy blessed be he |
Caròvve | Karov | Close relative |
Mangkòdde | Ma’ot | Money |
Ngesa’vve | ‘Esav | Christian/Christians |
Judeo-Italian has several letter shifts that differentiate it from standard Italian these include: [1]
E to I (ex. Detto to Ditto)
I to E (ex. Quelli to Quella)
L to R (ex. Quarcuno to Qualcuno)
It also contains several vowel shifts and other changes:
Loss of initial volwels (opure to pure)
Loss of final consonant (con to co')
Contractions (ditte to dir ti)
Archaisms (di te to d'oo ti)
A theater group called Chaimme 'a sore 'o sediaro e 'a moje (Chaim, the sister, the chairmaker and the wife) makes plays in Judeo-Roman. [4]
There is a collection of poems written by Crescenzo del Monte from 1908 and republished in 2007 [1] in Judeo Roman. [5] These works include The sonnets of Crescenzo del Monte.
Several Youtube videos have been posted in Judeo-Roman. [1]
Judeo-Roman [1] | English [1] |
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Jorno | Day |
Capeto | Understood |
Ar | At the |
Letigate | Fight |
Gniente | Nothing |
Quarcuno | Someone |
Quarche | Some |
Aremane | To remain |
Kadosc Baruchù | Holy blessed be he |
Judeo-Roman [2] | English |
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Due donne sono sedute vicino alla pasticceria del Portico d’Ottavia, Settimia e Fiorella. Come pretenni che fieto parli bene ancora un ajo capeto, tu e mariteto tutto o jorno, ‘o sento io, che letigate in giudaico Romanesco. te sbai Settì ce stamo attenti, da retta a me, me devi da crede ‘o stamo proprio a fa pe lui, un volemo che viè sù che i ngaciri dicheno che è uno de piazza. | Two women are seated near the pastry shop at the Portico d’Ottavia, [their names are] Settimia and Fiorella How you can pretend that your son speaks well, I still don't understand. You and your husband all day — I heard it myself, that you quarrel in Giudaico-Romanesco. You are mistaken Settì, we are careful. Listen to me, you have to believe me, we are specifically doing it for him. I don't want him to grow up so that the rich [people] say that he is one from the Piazza [the Ghetto]. |
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