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To: newzjunkey

How many parents speak Yiddish in NYC anymore? That's crazy...


19 posted on 10/08/2005 6:44:25 AM PDT by Pharmboy (Democrats lie because they have to.)
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The MLA link does give the city data but let's assume most Yiddish in NY State is spoken in NYC.

Yiddish use:
36,461 (under 18)
77,053 (Adults)
113,514 (Total)

In comparison, English (13m) + Spanish (2.5m) constitute 15 million adults and students.

29 posted on 10/08/2005 6:50:46 AM PDT by newzjunkey (CA: Stop union theft for political agendas with YES on Prop 75! Prolife? YES on Prop 73!)
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