Judaeo-Spanish

People and Culture: Judaeo-Spanish is a language deriving from the two languages Spanish and Hebrew. Descendants of Jews that had been expelled from Spain and multiple countries still speak the language in very small regions, with only one or two people at most speaking. Many of the people left that still speak Judaeo-Spanish are elderly and have not passed the language on to their children or grandchildren. It is although having somewhat of a comeback in the music of Sephardic communities. But, in other regions such as Greece, there is only one person who knows how to speak the language.

The reason that Judaeo-Spanish should be revived is because it is believed to be an "eloquent illustration of the capacity of languages to transmit the values of intercultural dialogue and pluralism". People want to see the language succeed again, like the radio host who does a podcast in the language to show support for it. There is also a teaching manual being developed by someone who speaks the language in France. People care about the language, it just has not been spread enough for people to appreciate and learn it.


http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=4311&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

This is a photo of a poster for Judaeo-Spanish art songs. Because the language is so unknown, this is the only representation that I could find that could describe the language. Music in certain regions is starting to incorporate the language and this poster shows that effort.