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Yiddish

Language Yiddish
Language name transliterated yidish/idish
Language name original script  יידיש ,אידיש
Distribution North America, Israel, Europe
Estimated number of speakers worldwide 500,000
Language classification Indo-European; West Germanic
Related to which languages German, Dutch
Distinctive features in sounds
Distinctive features in grammar
Writing system Hebrew script
Distinctive graphemes בֿ ײַ פֿ
Status vernacular and (alongside Hebrew) written language of Haredi (Orthodox) Ashkenazi Jewish communities
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in England & Wales (Census 2011) 3,987
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in Greater Manchester (Census 2011) 476
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in City of Manchester (Census (Census 2011) 5
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in Greater Manchester as percentage of total in England & Wales (Census 2011) 12%
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in City of Manchester as percentage of total in England & Wales (Census 2011) 0.1%
Proficiency in English, self-reported in City of Manchester (Census 2011) Data not available.
Distribution in City of Manchester (Census 2011) Harpurhey (2), Whalley Range (2), Fallowfield (1)
Distribution in Greater Manchester

(Census 2011)

 Salford (464), Bury (6), Trafford (1)
First language of pupils in Manchester schools (2015) 1
Distribution in City of Manchester schools (2015) Irk Valley Community (1)
Total interpreter requests in Manchester’s GP practices (2014/2015) 0
Library loans 0
Library acquisitions 0
M-4 interpreter requests 0
Dialects of the language used in Manchester Polish, Lithuanian (Litvak)
Other home language common among speakers Hebrew
Supplementary schools Medium of instruction in Haredi Jewish schools