Languages
Most Persian Jews speak standard Persian (known, in Persian, as "farsi"), but various Jewish languages have been associated with the community over time. They include:
- Dzhidi (Judæo-Persian)
- Bukhori (Judæo-Bukharic)
- Judæo-Golpaygani
- Judæo-Shirazi
- Judæo-Hamedani
- Juhuri language (Judæo-Tat)
In addition, Persian Jews in Israel generally speak Hebrew, and Persian Jews elsewhere will tend to speak the local language (e.g. English in the United States) with sprinkles of Persian and Hebrew.
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