Yevanic

of the Greek language Yevanic , otherwise known as Romaniote and Judeo-Greek , was the dialect of the Romaniotes , the group of Greek Jews whose existence in Greece is documented since the Hellenistic period . Its linguistic lineage stems from the Hellenistic Koine (Ελληνική Κοινή) and includes Hebrew elements as well. It was mutually intelligible with Greek of the Christian population. The Romaniotes used their version of the Hebrew alphabet to write Greek and Yevanic texts. The name "Yevanic" stems from the Biblical word Yāwān , a cognate of forms, such as Sanskrit Yavana , that were used among ancient Aryan and Near Eastern cultures to refer to the Greeks and the lands that the Greeks inhabited. This term derived from an overextension of the Greek word Ἰωνία ( Ionia in English) from the (then) easternmost Greeks to all Greeks. There are no longer any native speakers of Yevanic, for the following reasons: the assimilation of the tiny Romaniote communities by the more numerous Ladino -speaking Sephardi Jews the adoption of Greek , Turkish and Bulgarian through assimilation; the emigration of many of the Romaniotes to Israel and the United States ; the ideology of Zionism , which favored Hebrew as the one language for all Jews; and finally, the killing of many of the Romaniotes during the Holocaust .

Yevanic , also known as Judæo-Greek or Romaniyot , is a Greek dialect formerly used by the Romaniotes , a group of Greek Jews whose presence in the Levant is documented since the Hellenistic period . Its linguistic lineage stems from the Jewish Koine spoken primarily by Hellenistic Jews throughout the region, and includes Hebrew elements. It was mutually intelligible with the Greek dialects of the Christian population. The Romaniotes used the Hebrew alphabet to write Greek and Yevanic texts.

Yevanic , also known as Judæo-Greek , Romaniyot , Romaniote , and Yevanitika is a Greek dialect formerly used by the Romaniotes and by the Constantinopolitan Karaites (in whose case the language is called Karaitika or Karæo-Greek ). The Romaniotes are a group of Greek Jews whose presence in the Levant is documented since the Byzantine period . Its linguistic lineage stems from the Jewish Koine spoken primarily by Hellenistic Jews throughout the region, and includes Hebrew and Aramaic elements. It was mutually intelligible with the Greek dialects of the Christian population. The Romaniotes used the Hebrew alphabet to write Greek and Yevanic texts. Judaeo-Greek has had in its history different spoken variants depending on different eras, geographical and sociocultural backgrounds. The oldest Modern Greek text was found in the Cairo Geniza and is actually a Jewish translation of the Book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet).

Endangered Greek dialect Yevanic , also known as Judaeo-Greek , Romaniyot , Romaniote , and Yevanitika , is a Greek dialect formerly used by the Romaniotes and by the Constantinopolitan Karaites (in whose case the language is called Karaitika or Karaeo-Greek ). The Romaniotes are a group of Greek Jews whose presence in the Levant is documented since the Byzantine period . Its linguistic lineage stems from the Jewish Koine spoken primarily by Hellenistic Jews throughout the region, and includes Hebrew and Aramaic elements. It was mutually intelligible with the Greek dialects of the Christian population. The Romaniotes used the Hebrew alphabet to write Greek and Yevanic texts. Judaeo-Greek has had in its history different spoken variants depending on different eras, geographical and sociocultural backgrounds. The oldest Modern Greek text was found in the Cairo Geniza and is actually a Jewish translation of the Book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet).