Judeo-Yemeni Arabic
Judeo-Arabic variety of Yemen
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Judeo-Yemeni Arabic (also known as Judeo-Yemeni and Yemenite Judeo-Arabic) is a variety of Arabic spoken by Jews from Yemen. The language 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 their own dialect.[2]
| Judeo-Yemeni Arabic | |
|---|---|
| Yemenite Judeo-Arabic | |
| Native to | Israel, Yemen |
| Ethnicity | Yemenite Jews |
Native speakers | 38,000 (2010–2018)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Hebrew alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jye |
| Glottolog | jude1267 |
| ELP | Judeo-Yemeni Arabic |
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.[2] According to Yemeni rabbi al-Marhabi, most of them have since left for the United States. In 2010, fewer than 300 Jews were believed to remain in Yemen.[3] As of 2022[update], only one Jew is believed to remain in Yemen.[4]
