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Language Learning: Yiddish (ייִדיש)
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Yiddish (ייִדיש, יידיש or אידיש, yidish or idish, pronounced [ˈ(j)ɪdɪʃ], lit. 'Jewish'; ייִדיש-טײַטש, historically also Yidish-Taytsh, lit. 'Judeo-German') is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originates from 9th century: Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with many elements taken from Hebrew (notably Mishnaic) and to some extent Aramaic. Most varieties of Yiddish include elements of Slavic languages and the vocabulary contains traces of Romance languages. Yiddish has traditionally been written using the Hebrew alphabet; however, there are variations, including the standardized YIVO orthography that employs the Latin alphabet. (Wiki)
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Yiddish (ייִדיש, יידיש or אידיש, yidish or idish, pronounced [ˈ(j)ɪdɪʃ], lit. 'Jewish'; ייִדיש-טײַטש, historically also Yidish-Taytsh, lit. 'Judeo-German') is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originates from 9th century: Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with many elements taken from Hebrew (notably Mishnaic) and to some extent Aramaic. Most varieties of Yiddish include elements of Slavic languages and the vocabulary contains traces of Romance languages. Yiddish has traditionally been written using the Hebrew alphabet; however, there are variations, including the standardized YIVO orthography that employs the Latin alphabet. (Wiki)
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Born to Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All of Its Moods
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First Steps In Yiddish: Reading And Grammar
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The Joys of Yiddish
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My First Yiddish Word Book
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Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land
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Yiddish: An Introduction to the Language, Literature and Culture, Vol. 1
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Yiddish with Dick and Jane
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Yiddish: An Introduction to the Language, Literature and Culture; a Textbook for Intermediate Students (Volume 2)
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Grammar of the Yiddish Language
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Isaac Bashevis Singer: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt: The War Years, 1939-1946
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College Yiddish : An Introduction to the Yiddish Language and to Jewish Life and Culture by Uriel Weinreich (1999-01-01)
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Yiddish: A Linguistic Introduction
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Yiddish: A Survey and a Grammar
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A manual and grammar of the Yiddish language
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Lessons in Conversational Yiddish
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Colloquial Yiddish
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Basic Yiddish (Routledge Grammar Workbooks)
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Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Yiddish
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Der Hobit, Oder, Ahin Un Vider Tsurik: The Hobbit in Yiddish
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Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary
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Two Hundred and One Yiddish Verbs Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses
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Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary
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