Judeo-Portuguese
Facts
- Language: Judeo-Portuguese
- Alternate names: Lusitanic
- Language code: mal
- Language family: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Portuguese-Galician
- Number of speakers: Extinct
- Script:
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-Portuguese | Standard Portuguese | Ladino | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| ay | há | hay | there is |
| he | é | es | is |