yidTechnical information about ISO 639 language code yid
The table below provides technical details for the Yiddish language, designated by the yid code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Yiddish Native ייִדיש |
| Text direction | Right-to-Left |
| Language varieties | Western YiddishNortheastern YiddishMideastern YiddishSoutheastern Yiddish |
| Related languages | GermanLuxembourgishPennsylvania DutchAlemannic German |
| Key facts | Written in the Hebrew alphabet with its own orthographic conventionsContains extensive Hebrew-Aramaic and Slavic loanwords layered on a High German baseServed for centuries as the primary vernacular and cultural vehicle of Ashkenazi JewryModern Yiddish literature includes Nobel-Prize laureate Isaac Bashevis SingerClassified by UNESCO as an endangered language |
| Sample phrase | העלא, ווי גייט עס? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Yiddish language, identified by the code yid, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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