Yiddish

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Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote the novel "Meshugah" in this language Yiddish $800 DJ LANGUAGES 2023-01-26 #8794
On the dance floor I'm a klutz, from a word meaning "wooden block" in this Germanic language Yiddish $600 J LANGUAGES 2016-07-18 #7346
Judeo-German Yiddish $1,000 J LANGUAGES BY ANY OTHER NAME 2013-12-13 #6730
Oy! U.S. home speakers of this language dropped by 50% between 1980 & 2010, to around 150,000 Yiddish $800 J LANGUAGES IN THE USA 2013-10-17 #6689
If you kibitz in this language, you should know it's also called Judeo-German Yiddish $600 J LANGUAGES & DIALECTS 2013-01-18 #6525
To kvell Yiddish $800 J FROM WHAT LANGUAGE 2004-04-23 #4530
All the words in our Webster's Collegiate Dict. that begin with "sht" are borrowed from this language Yiddish $500 J LANGUAGE 1997-12-03 #3053
This language whose name means "Jewish" arose between the 9th & 12th centuries in southwestern Germany Yiddish $400 J LANGUAGES 1997-01-20 #2856
Schlemiel & Schlimazel are words borrowed from this language Yiddish $400 DJ LANGUAGES 1996-03-13 #2663
The novel "Enemies: A Love Story" was originally written in this Germanic language Yiddish $1,000 DJ LANGUAGES 1995-05-30 #2487
This language has enriched English with such expressions as "farblondjet", "schmooze" & "maven" Yiddish $800 DJ LANGUAGES 1993-06-24 #2044
Isaac Bashevis Singer was the first Nobel Prize-winning author to write in this Jewish language Yiddish $300 J LANGUAGES 1990-12-31 #1461
You don't have to be crazy to know "meshugga" is from this language Yiddish $800 DJ LANGUAGES 1990-02-13 #1262
The film "Shoah" credits translation of this language to "Mrs. Apfelbaum" Yiddish $600 DJ LANGUAGES 1986-12-17 #528
International Jewish language derived from High German Yiddish $600 DJ LANGUAGES 1984-12-26 #78
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