Judaeo-Portuguese

Judaeo-Portuguese, Jewish-Portuguese or Judaeo-Lusitanic, is an extinct Jewish language or a dialect of Galician-Portuguese written in the Hebrew alphabet that was used by the Jews of Portugal.

Judaeo-Portuguese
Judeu-Português
יהודי-פורטוגזית
Native toPortugal, Netherlands, Germany (Hamburg), England, North America, Brazil
Extinctestimated early 19th century
fewer than 2,000 users in a limited liturgical context
Early forms
Proto-Indo-European
Dialects
  • Peninsular Judeo-Portuguese
  • Emigre Judeo-Portuguese
Writing system
Latin (Portuguese alphabet), Hebrew alphabet, Arabic script, Syriac alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone
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