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Language code: jpr

Technical information about ISO 639 language code jpr

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The table below provides technical details for the Judeo-Persian language, designated by the jpr code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

jpr

Name

Judeo-Persian

Text direction

Right-to-Left

Language varieties
Isfahani Judeo-PersianHamedani Judeo-PersianShirazi Judeo-PersianYazdi Judeo-PersianKashani Judeo-PersianKermani Judeo-PersianMashhadi Judeo-PersianKhunsari Judeo-Persian
Related languages
Modern Persian (Farsi)Dari PersianTajikBukhori (Judeo-Tajik)Judeo-Tat
Key facts
Written with the Hebrew alphabet adapted for Persian soundsEarliest surviving Judeo-Persian documents date back to the 8th–9th centuries CEMedieval poets composed extensive biblical epics such as the Mūsā-nāmeh in Judeo-PersianContains a sizable layer of Hebrew and Aramaic loanwords embedded in otherwise Persian grammarServed as a bridge for Persian-speaking Jews to study biblical and rabbinic texts while retaining their spoken language
Sample phrase

סלאם, הָאלֶת צ׳טוֹרֶה?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Judeo-Persian language, identified by the code jpr, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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