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JGE ISO 639-3

Judeo-Georgian

A language of Israel

ISO 639
jge
Population
58,000 in Israel (Leclerc 2018a). Total users in all countries: 60,800.
Location:
HaDarom district: Rahat area.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Kartvelian, Georgian
Dialects
Oriental and Ashkenazic Jews in Georgia live separately; Judeo-Georgian speakers live separately from non-Jewish Georgian [kat] speakers. May not be a separate language from Georgian, but a dialect using various Hebrew loanwords.
Other Comments
Some migrated to the Russian Federation and other countries. Jewish.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Judeo-Georgian
User Population
2,800 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015).
Location
Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe-Javakheti regions; T’bilisi.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Oriental and Ashkenazic Jews in Georgia live separately. Judeo-Georgians live separately from non-Jewish Georgians. Jewish.
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Location: HaDarom district: Rahat area.