Judeo-Roman

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Judeo-Roman is a historical Jewish dialect of the Italian language traditionally spoken by the Jewish community of Rome.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Giudeo-romanesco 1
Judeo-Roman canonical 1
Roman Jews 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish language
Romance language variety
dialect
associatedWithReligion Judaism
basedOn Italian language
Romanesco dialect
belongsToTradition Judeo-Italian linguistic tradition
country Italy
culturalRole marker of Roman Jewish identity
medium for jokes and storytelling in the Roman Jewish community
vehicle of oral tradition
developedFrom vernacular speech of Jews in Rome
ethnicGroup Roman Jews
linked to: Judeo-Roman
geographicScope Roman Ghetto (historical)
hasAlternativeName Giudeo-romanesco
linked to: Judeo-Roman

Giudeo-romanesco romano
hasDomain Jewish liturgical and communal life in Rome
hasFeature Aramaic loanwords
Hebrew loanwords
code-switching with Italian and Hebrew
distinct Jewish religious vocabulary
lexical differences from standard Italian
phonological traits similar to Romanesco
influencedBy Aramaic
Hebrew
Italian
Romanesco
linked to: Neapolitan
languageBranch Italo-Dalmatian languages
languageFamily Romance languages
primaryRegion Lazio
Rome
spokenBy older generations of Roman Jews
status declining use
endangered
subclassOf Italo-Romance dialect
Judeo-Italian language
linked to: Judeo-Italian

Judeo-Romance language
threatenedBy assimilation into broader Italian society
language shift to standard Italian
timePeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages
modern era
usedByCommunity Jewish community of Rome
linked to: Italian Jews
usedInContext community interaction
domestic life
religious and cultural expressions
writingSystem Hebrew alphabet
Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Judeo-Italian hasPart Judeo-Roman
Judeo-Roman ethnicGroup Roman Jews
linked to: Judeo-Roman
Judeo-Roman hasAlternativeName Giudeo-romanesco
linked to: Judeo-Roman