Language code: yi

Technical information about ISO 639 language code yi

Technical information about yi language code (Yiddish) is available below.

ISO code

yi

Language

Official

Yiddish

Native

ייִדיש

Scripts
Text direction

Right-to-Left

Plural rules

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Yiddish belongs to the Indo-European language family, specifically within the Germanic subgroup. It is primarily spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. Today, Yiddish is mostly spoken in communities in the United States, particularly in New York, as well as in Israel. It is written using the Hebrew alphabet, adapted specifically for Yiddish through a unique orthography. Estimates of the number of Yiddish speakers vary, with some sources suggesting there are between 100,000 and 600,000 speakers worldwide.

Language presence globally

Speakers

166K

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Yiddish speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

Related locale codes

yi-001 Yiddish (World)

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