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'''Yiddish''' is a [[ | '''Yiddish''' is a West [[Germanic language]] commonly spoken by people of Jewish heritage originating from Central and Eastern Europe. Though usually written in the Hebrew [[alphabet]], from a language typological standpoint it is a dialect of [[German language|German]], with lexical admixtures from [[Hebrew language]] and, at least in some dialects, [[phonology|phonological]] innovations adopted from [[Slavic languages|Slavic]], esp. [[Polish language|Polish]]. The name "Jiddish" derives from the southwestern German dialectal pronunciation of Standard German ''Jüdisch'', meaning "Jewish." | ||
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Yiddish is a West Germanic language commonly spoken by people of Jewish heritage originating from Central and Eastern Europe. Though usually written in the Hebrew alphabet, from a language typological standpoint it is a dialect of German, with lexical admixtures from Hebrew language and, at least in some dialects, phonological innovations adopted from Slavic, esp. Polish. The name "Jiddish" derives from the southwestern German dialectal pronunciation of Standard German Jüdisch, meaning "Jewish."