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'''The Yudith language''' (Autoglossonym: ''Χιυδισκα'' [çyˈðiska]) is a South Germanic language spoken in much of Northern Greece and South Albania descended directly from [[w:Proto-Germanic|Proto-Germanic]]. The language arrived in its present territory at circa 200 BCE, when Germanic settlers emigrated from the modern region of Bavaria in the Balkans. It is the southernmost Germanic language in Europe and the only extant member of the South Germanic languages (The other South Germanic language, Untherjudiskáth, went extinct in the 18th century). | '''The Yudith language''' (Autoglossonym: ''Χιυδισκα'' [çyˈðiska]) is a South [[w:Germanic languages|Germanic]] language spoken in much of Northern [[w:Greece|Greece]] and South [[w:Albania|Albania]] descended directly from [[w:Proto-Germanic|Proto-Germanic]]. The language arrived in its present territory at circa 200 BCE, when Germanic settlers emigrated from the modern region of Bavaria in the Balkans. It is the southernmost Germanic language in Europe and the only extant member of the South Germanic languages (The other South Germanic language, Untherjudiskáth, went extinct in the 18th century). | ||
Yudith, as a Germanic language, is related to many other languages in Europe such as Norwegian, English, German, Swedish and Saxon. The differences between Yudith and English, if lexical borrows are to be excluded, is similar to that of Italian and Spanish. Yudith is most closely related, outside of the South Germanic languages, to [[w:Gothic|Gothic]], an [[w:East_Germanic_languages|East Germanic]] language, having split at around the same time. | Yudith, as a Germanic language, is related to many other languages in Europe such as Norwegian, English, German, Swedish and Saxon. The differences between Yudith and English, if lexical borrows are to be excluded, is similar to that of Italian and Spanish. Yudith is most closely related, outside of the South Germanic languages, to [[w:Gothic|Gothic]], an [[w:East_Germanic_languages|East Germanic]] language, having split at around the same time. | ||
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The language’s name comes from Proto-Germanic ''*þiudiskaz'' (Of the people), and, as such, is cognate with words like “Dutch” and “Deutsch” (In German). The name itself was borrowed from another South Germanic conlang as the initial /ç/ cannot be explained with the sound changes that took place in Yudith. | The language’s name comes from Proto-Germanic ''*þiudiskaz'' (Of the people), and, as such, is cognate with words like “Dutch” and “Deutsch” (In German). The name itself was borrowed from another South Germanic conlang as the initial /ç/ cannot be explained with the sound changes that took place in Yudith. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:25, 7 May 2024
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| Χιυδισκα | |
| Created by | Aggelos Tselios |
| Date | 2024 |
| Native to | Greece, Albania (North Epirus), small communities elsewhere |
| Native speakers | approx. 300 thousand (2011) |
Indo-European
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Early forms | Proto-Indo-European
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Vojvodina |
The Yudith language (Autoglossonym: Χιυδισκα [çyˈðiska]) is a South Germanic language spoken in much of Northern Greece and South Albania descended directly from Proto-Germanic. The language arrived in its present territory at circa 200 BCE, when Germanic settlers emigrated from the modern region of Bavaria in the Balkans. It is the southernmost Germanic language in Europe and the only extant member of the South Germanic languages (The other South Germanic language, Untherjudiskáth, went extinct in the 18th century).
Yudith, as a Germanic language, is related to many other languages in Europe such as Norwegian, English, German, Swedish and Saxon. The differences between Yudith and English, if lexical borrows are to be excluded, is similar to that of Italian and Spanish. Yudith is most closely related, outside of the South Germanic languages, to Gothic, an East Germanic language, having split at around the same time.
Etymology
The language’s name comes from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (Of the people), and, as such, is cognate with words like “Dutch” and “Deutsch” (In German). The name itself was borrowed from another South Germanic conlang as the initial /ç/ cannot be explained with the sound changes that took place in Yudith.