Language - Mother Tongue

Afghanistan

Herat

Afghan dialects and relationships between Jews and Muslims

Of Dari language

Algeria

El Oued (Souf)

Proverbs and languages

Caucasus

Baku

Anton Agronov's books

Secret language and unique expressions

Derbent

Secret language

Mountain Jews (Dagestan)

Childhood songs and secret language

Languages in Caucasus: Juhuri, Russian and Hebrew

Quba

Anton Agronov's books

Secret language and unique expressions

Egypt

Alexandria

Family and colloquial language

Cairo

Arabic dialects

The spoken languages in Egypt

Europe: Eastern

Buhuși (Romania)

Language, Aliya and absorption

Iași (Romania)

Education and language

Europe: Western

Izmir

Different dialects of Judeo-Spanish

Matilda's dialect

The Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) language

Milan

Different dialects of Judeo-Spanish

Matilda's dialect

The Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) language

Greece

Aigio

Secret language and the synagogue

Ioannina

Blessings and amulets

Linguistic uniqueness of the community

The Greek language by the Jews of Ioannina

The Jewish language spoken by the Jews of Ioannina

Thessaloniki

The Judeo-Spanish

Trikala

Family and language

Language and school

Relationship with the neighbouring Jewish communities and Ladino speakers

India

Mumbai

The variety of languages spoken at home

Iran

Arak

Her childhood's first name

My mother's Hebrew and the attitude towards the Persian language

Proverbs and secret language

Golpayegan

Her childhood's first name

My mother's Hebrew and the attitude towards the Persian language

Proverbs and secret language

Hamadan

Language

The city of Hamadan: daily life and spoken languages

Israel

Mashhad community, dialect and preserving tradition

Istanbul

Days of the week and proverbs in Aramaic

Family story and the Judeo-Aramaic dialect

Preserving the language amongst the family

Kermanshah

Numbers, days of the week and names in Aramaic

The Aramaic language

Mashhad

Mashhad community, dialect and preserving tradition

Qasr-e Shirin

The Lishán Didán dialect

Salmas

Days of the week and proverbs in Aramaic

Family story and the Judeo-Aramaic dialect

Preserving the language amongst the family

Saqqez

The Jewish language and poetry language

Tehran

The city of Hamadan: daily life and spoken languages

Iraq

Baghdad

Grandma and preserving the Iraqi language and culture

Learning Hebrew, pre-army training and the State of Israel

The Jewish and Muslim dialects

Basra

Language and other common elements with the Muslims

Erbil

Learning Hebrew and adapting to Israel

Israel

Grandma and preserving the Iraqi language and culture

Tuz Khurmatu

Life in Iraq: relationship with the Muslims, family life and speaking Turkish

ʿAna

Colloquial language

Israel

Tiberias

Language, education and namings

Secret language and the use of Hebrew

Secret language and use of Hebrew in Tiberias as apposed to Pekiʿin

Kurdistan

Barzan

Of Zakho dialect and Barzan dialect

Batas

Language, school, Passover traditions and Islam conversion

Bukan

About the Aramaic language

Erbil

Difficulty in speaking Aramaic

Kashrut, language, community and relationship with non Jews

Rustaqa

Languages

Zakho

Of Zakho dialect and Barzan dialect

Writing of Kurdish-Jews language and culture

Lebanon

Beirut

Arabic dialects: Jews, Lebanese and Syrians

Libya

Al-Khums

The different dialects of the Jewish communities in Libya

Benghazi

Language and community

Msallata

Language, Aliya and absorption

Tripoli

Education and school curriculum

Morocco

Aït Bouguemmaz

The Berber language

Asilah

The Ḥaketia language

Beni-Mellal

Dialects and cultural differences

Hebrew language acquisition

Youth group in a linguistic battle against a French General

Casablanca

Blessings and proverbs

Differences between the Jewish communities in Morocco

Education and language

Multi languages and dialects

Er-Rich

Judeo-Arabic, Muslim-Arabic and Berber dialects

Fes

Clothing in Morocco and clothes' names

Judeo-Arabic dialects in Morocco: pronunciation, vocabulary, expressions, etc.

Marrakesh

Curses, ʿAyin Haraʿ (the evil eye), ghosts and demons

Differences between the Jewish communities in Morocco

Language and proverbs

Names of women's jewelry

Positive language embellished in blessings

Meknes

Education, modesty and bar mitzva

Melilla

Naming in Ḥaketia

Mogador (Essaouira)

Language, foods and holidays

Ouarzazate

Blessings and proverbs

Language and typography

Metropolitans, villagers and Berbers: language and society

Multi languages and dialects

Oumnass

Differences between the Jewish communities in Morocco

Qsar Ssouq

Moroccan and Hebrew

Rissani

Conversation with the greengrocer

Skoura

Language and typography

Metropolitans, villagers and Berbers: language and society

Tangier

About Ḥaketia and Arabic

Naming in Ḥaketia

Tassort

Conversation in Berber

Telouet

The Moroccan language and the origin of the name Solika

Syria

Aleppo

Jews' social status and use of Hebrew in trade in Syria

Passover and Sukkot

School and education

The different dialects in Syria

The different languages and dialects in Aleppo

Use of Hebrew words

Damascus

Colloquial language

Education and language amongst Jews

Languages

Muslim and Jewish dialects

Names of days, months and holidays

Names of holidays and special foods

Names of Jewish holidays

Tunisia

Djerba

The Jewish community in Djerba

Djerba (the large quarter)

Education and school atmosphere

Gabes

Dialects and culture

Dialects in Tunisia and proverbs

Hebrew as a secret language

Language

Proverbs and word play

Nabeul

Community life in Nabeul

Different features in towns and areas in Tunisia

The Jewish dialect in Nabeul: stress, pronunciation and unique words

Use of Italian and Hebrew in Jewish dialect

Nefta

Community life and relationship with the Muslims in Nefta

Zarzis

Aliya and adjustment

Turkey

Adana

Kurdish language and identity

Argentina

Cultural Center of Spain and Ladino teaching

Aydın

Ladino teaching

Buenos Aires

Ladino teaching

Istanbul

Cultural Center of Spain and Ladino teaching

Family, community and language

Ladino in childhood and synagogues

Language, Aliya and absorption

The urge to learn and knowing languages

Los Angeles

Ladino in childhood and synagogues

Rhodes

Ladino in childhood and synagogues

Unknown

Kurdish language and identity

Yemen

Al Hajar

Childhood memories and secret language

Bashar

Livelihood in the moshav (village), language and rhyming story

Haz

Relationship with the parents

Ḥumar

The different Yemenite dialects

Israel

Dialect differences between ʿAden and Sharʿab

The different Yemenite dialects

Sanaʽa

Story of different dialects

Tanˁam

Proverbs

ʿAden

Arabic of ʿAden: description, proverbs and blessings

Dialect differences between ʿAden and Sharʿab

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