Judeo-Portuguese

Facts

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    Introduction

    The Judeo-Portuguese language was spoken and written by Jews in Portugal before the sixteenth century (Peninsular Judeo-Portuguese), as well as in various countries of the post-dispersion diaspora (Emigré Judeo-Portuguese). Texts were written in Hebrew letters (Portuguese Aljamiado) or in Latin letters.

    The verb

    Compared with standard Portuguese, Judeo-Portuguese preserved some archaisms:

    Judeo-PortugueseStandard PortugueseLadinoEnglish
    ayháhaythere is
    heéesis