Yevanic, otherwise known as Yevanika, Romaniote and Judeo-Greek, was the language of the Romaniotes, the group of Greek Jews whose existence in Greece is documented since the 4th century BCE. Its linguistic lineage stems from Attic Greek and the Hellenistic Koine(Κοινή Ελληνική) and includes Hebrew elements as well. It was mutually intelligible with Greek. The Romaniotes used their version of the Hebrew alphabet to write Greek and Yevanic texts.
Greek, Yevanika, and the local languages of the areas where they live.\n-\nbgcolor="orange"Religion\nbgcolor="#ffde80"
Greek Jews historically tended to follow the Jerusalem Talmud instead of the Babylonian Talmud, and developed their own Minhag and their own Greek-Hebrew language, called Yevanika.
When the waves of Sephardic Jews coming from Spain settled in Ottoman Empire Greece, they were richer, prouder and more cultivated, separating themselves from Romaniotes.
Yevanic, otherwise known as Yevanika, Romaniote and Judeo-Greek, was the language of the Romaniotes, the group of Greek Jews whose existence in Greece is documented since 400 BCE.
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