Judeo-Georgian
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A language of Israel
ISO 639-3
Population
59,800 in Israel (2005 J. Leclerc). Total users in all countries: 62,600.
Location
HaDarom district: Rahat area.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Oriental and Ashkenazic Jews in Georgia live separately; Judeo-Georgian speakers live separately from non-Jewish Georgian [kat] speakers. May not be a separate language from Georgian, but a dialect using various Hebrew loanwords.
Language Resources
Some migrated to the Russian Federation and other countries. Jewish.