Western Yiddish language
Western Yiddish (ISO 639-3 code yih) is a language of the Indo-European family spoken in 7 countries. It has about 5,400 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | yih |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | west2361 |
| Family | Indo-European |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, France, Hungary, Israel, Netherlands |
| Speakers (estimate) | 5,400 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Indo-European languages, nearest first.
- Spanish560,000,000 speakers
- French310,000,000 speakers
- Portuguese264,000,000 speakers
- German135,000,000 speakers
- Italian68,000,000 speakers
- Polish45,000,000 speakers
- Ukrainian35,000,000 speakers
- Dutch30,000,000 speakers
- Romanian28,000,000 speakers
- Catalan9,000,000 speakers
- Slovak7,000,000 speakers
- Danish5,600,000 speakers
More about Western Yiddish
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.