Judeo-Roman dialect

Judeo-Roman
Giudeo-Romanesco (Italian) ג'ודיו רומן (Hebrew)
Native toItaly, Israel
EthnicityItalian Jews
Native speakers
200 in Italy 250 in total (2022)
Language codes
ISO 639-3

Judeo-Roman (Italian: Giudaico-Romanesco/ Giudaico Romanesca) or Italkit is the only still living dialect of the Judeo-Italian languages, historically used by the Jews living in Rome. It is spoken by 250 people, most of whom live in Italy. The language is on the decline and most of its remaining speakers are elderly. There are efforts to preserve the language and keep it from extinction.