| Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic | |
|---|---|
| Libyan Judeo-Arabic Tripolitanian Judeo-Arabic Jewish Tripolitanian-Libyan Arabic Tripolita'it Yudi | |
| Native to | Israel, Italy |
Native speakers | (43,000 cited 1994–1994)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Hebrew alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yud |
| Glottolog | jude1264 |
| ELP | Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic |
Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic (also known as Tripolitanian Judeo-Arabic, Jewish Tripolitanian-Libyan Arabic, Tripolita'it, Yudi) is a variety of Arabic spoken by Jews formerly living in Libya.
Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic differs from standard Libyan Arabic in that it closely resembles the original dialect of the sedentary population, whereas much of Libya's population now speaks Bedouin-influenced varieties of Arabic.[2] A reference grammar is available.[3]
The vast majority of Libyan Jews have relocated to Israel and have switched to using Hebrew in as their first language. Those in Italy typically use Italian as their first language.
- ^ Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ (in Russian) Judæo-Arabic languages. Jewish Electronic Encyclopædia.
- ^ Yoda, Sumikazu (2005). The Arabic dialect of the Jews in Tripoli (Libya): Grammar, Text and Glossary. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
