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Proposal: Hebrew Language & Usage

There are arguments both for and against welcoming questions on other Jewish languages, such as Judaeo-Arabic, Talmudic and Biblical Aramaic, or Ladino (not Yiddish, it's got its own proposal).

For:

  • They are linguistically related, and share many words.
  • Experts in Biblical and Rabbinical Hebrew will often be familiar with Aramaic.
  • They are commonly written with the Hebrew alphabet.
  • They are unlikely to ever get their own sites.

Against:

  • They're different languages.

So, should we allow questions on Jewish languages?

Please don't downvote if you disagree; answer saying no, or upvote an answer that says no.

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As the starter of this proposal, what you're suggesting was not my initial thought.

I wanted a site to help with (specifically) the Hebrew language, I think that a better option would be to open a proposal for Jewish languages as a whole, it would seem more appropriate.

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Yes, your arguments are convincing.

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(posting it as an answer instead of just an upvote, since you asked to do the same for the "no") – Lohoris Jan 25 at 11:01
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No. If you want a "Jewish languages" SE site, that can be done instead, but then it needs that name. Ladino and the like have nothing to do with Hebrew (besides orthography and loanwords).

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And what about Aramaic? – HodofHod Jan 29 at 19:28
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@HodofHod, Aramaic is of course related to Hebrew (as is Judeo-Arabic, another Semitic language), but still a separate language, so that it does not belong on a "Hebrew" site IMO. – msh210 Jan 29 at 19:30
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