Judeo-Yemenite
Encyclopedia
Judeo-Yemeni Arabic is a variety
of Arabic
spoken by Jews living or formerly living in Yemen
. 50,000 speakers now live in Israel
, 1,000 remain in Yemen. The language is quite different from mainstream Yemeni Arabic
. The language may be split into the subdialects of San`a, `Aden, Be:da, and Habban.
Varieties of Arabic
The Arabic language is a Semitic language characterized by a wide number of linguistic varieties within its five regional forms. The largest divisions occur between the spoken languages of different regions. The Arabic of North Africa, for example, is often incomprehensible to an Arabic speaker...
of Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
spoken by Jews living or formerly living in Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
. 50,000 speakers now live in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, 1,000 remain in Yemen. The language is quite different from mainstream Yemeni Arabic
Yemeni Arabic
Yemeni Arabic is a cluster of Arabic varieties spoken in Yemen, southwestern Saudi Arabia, and northern Somalia...
. The language may be split into the subdialects of San`a, `Aden, Be:da, and Habban.