Judeo-Tunisian Arabic

Judeo-Tunisian Arabic

Infobox Language
name=Judeo-Tunisian Arabic
states=Israel, Tunisia
speakers=45,500
familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
fam2=Semitic
fam3=West Semitic
fam4=Central Semitic
fam5=South Central Semitic
fam6=Arabic
script=Hebrew alphabet
iso3=ajt

Judeo-Tunisian Arabic is a variety of Arabic spoken by Jews living or formerly living in Tunisia. 99% of all speakers now live in Israel. Speakers are older adults and the younger generation has only a passive knowledge of the language. [Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. "Ethnologue: Languages of the World". 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.]

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* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ajt Ethnologue entry for Judeo-Tunisian Arabic]

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