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Judeo-Ge'ez (Ge'ez: የፈላሻዎች አፍ. Hebrew: יהודי אתיופי) is a historical Jewish dialect spoken by the ancient Beta Israel community that is derived from Biblical Hebrew[1][2], today it is mainly spoken by the Kahenate, and is an near extinct language. The dialect is used across several religious Ethiopian Jewish texts, rituals and holy chants. The dialect has historically been documented by numerous independent travellers and scholars who have visited the region at various times throughout history. This dialect represents a mixture of Geʽez and Hebrew and is primarily employed during religious ceremonies. It is believed to have developed around the 8th to 9th centuries AD,[1][3] being diverged from Hebrew and Ge'ez. Today the language is written in both the Geʽez and Hebrew alphabet.